Shane Ballard Land Agent with David Norman Land Company

Aerial view of a North Texas rural property with open land, trees, and acreage

LAND. VISION. POSSIBILITY.

Helping clients buy and sell land across Texas and Oklahoma, and helping landowners understand, plan, and make more of the property they already own.

EXPERIENCE WITH LAND. NOT JUST REAL ESTATE.

I’ve built my career helping people buy and sell farms, ranches, recreational properties, development tracts, commercial land, and larger acreage.

But understanding land requires looking beyond acreage and price. I’m also a landowner, outdoorsman, and trained permaculture designer. I look at access, water, soils, wildlife, improvements, development potential, long-term use, and how a property actually works for the people who own it.

Whether you’re buying it, selling it, or deciding what to do with it, better decisions start with understanding the land.

Shane Ballard

THREE WAYS I CAN HELP

BUY LAND

Find farms, ranches, recreational properties, development tracts, commercial land, and larger acreage with help evaluating what matters beyond the listing.

SELL LAND

Position and market your property with land-specific experience in pricing, access, improvements, development potential, buyer targeting, and negotiation.

RANCH VISION

Practical property planning for landowners who want to understand what fits their land, what should come first, and how today’s decisions affect tomorrow’s possibilities.


EXPERIENCE WHERE IT MATTERS

Open North Texas pasture and hay field representing farm and ranch land

FOR SELLERS

Selling land takes a different approach. Pricing, access, utilities, improvements, water, development potential, zoning, wildlife, and the buyer pool all affect how a property should be positioned and marketed.

I combine land knowledge, negotiation experience, technology, national marketing, and practical positioning to help sellers reach the right buyers.

FOR BUYERS

Finding the right property means looking beyond the listing. Access, soils, water, improvements, easements, utilities, location, long-term use, and potential all matter.

I help buyers evaluate land, compare opportunities, structure offers, and navigate complex purchases, from homesites and hunting properties to larger ranches and commercial land.

Rural ranch property with open acreage in North Texas

BEFORE YOU IMPROVE THE PROPERTY, UNDERSTAND THE PROPERTY.

Where should the shop go? Should you build the pond first? How should access work? Where does wildlife habitat fit? What improvements should happen now, and what can wait?

Ranch Vision helps landowners look at the whole property before making individual decisions.

RANCH VISION REVIEW

One defined question. Remote analysis and practical direction.

ON-SITE CONSULTATION

A whole-property assessment focused on priorities, opportunities, and next steps.

FULL RANCH VISION PLAN

Detailed, collaborative long-term planning for the whole property.


WHAT CLIENTS SAY

โ€œDavid and Shane exemplified the utmost in professionalism and integrity from the beginning of their representation. They kept our Trustees informed at every stage of the transaction.โ€

Pastor Joe Gist, 1st United Methodist Church

โ€œHis knowledge and helpfulness were apparent and appreciated. He gave us solid, professional direction regarding a contingency purchase that protected us through to closing.โ€

Chuck T.
Rural ranch property with open acreage representing land in North Texas and Southeast Oklahoma

BASED IN NORTH TEXAS. LICENSED IN TEXAS & OKLAHOMA.

I primarily work across North Texas and Southeast Oklahoma, helping clients with farms, ranches, recreational properties, development and commercial land, and larger acreage.

Texas Sales Agent | Oklahoma Sales Associate
David Norman Land Company

David Norman Land Company

Sponsoring broker: David Norman Land Company