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How can a buyer benefit from private brokerage?
We often hear how desirable private brokerage is for sellers. What are the benefits to our buying clients?
Confidentiality
Many of our Kirkpatrick & Co. clients are high-profile individuals who value their privacy and prefer to keep their real estate transactions confidential. A private transaction ensures that many details about the purchase [...]
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July 11, 2023
What’s behind those columns?
Discover the hidden past of many Bluegrass Greek Revival homes
Kentucky is famed for its genteel horse farms boasting white-columned Greek Revival estates. Visitors are often surprised to discover many of these “Greek Revival” manses date from much earlier than that period (c.1830-60) in Kentucky.
As now, homeowners were eager to demonstrate [...]
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July 11, 2023
Why do tobacco barns make good horse barns?
While an ever more rare sight, many Kentuckians have fond memories of tobacco hanging across the Bluegrass. Many warmly recall the scent of barns filled with one of Kentucky’s most successful cash crops of yore.
Old tobacco barn on 2527 & 2439 Grimes Mill, sold by Kirkpatrick & Co.
Kentucky’s rich [...]
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June 30, 2023
Brick by Brick: Beauty & History in Central Kentucky
Brick construction lends gravitas and permanence to the Bluegrass’s historic homes
The Greek Revival façade of the Elkton Farm’s John Suggett House expanded an earlier stone structure
We’re known for our representation of buyers & sellers of historic homes and estates. In particular, we’re praised for the historic and cultural research we conduct, adding [...]
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June 8, 2023
Q&A with broker Zach Davis
We visited with broker Zach Davis for a spring Q & A. Read on to discover the best meal in Lexington, the Kentucky books he’s been reading lately, and the career he almost had.
What have you read recently?
I am late to reading Cornbread Mafia but can’t stop thinking about it. [...]
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May 6, 2023
The First Three Commandments of Farm Real Estate
Let graciousness guide you–and more–
We’ve been busier than ever and the proliferation of rapid-fire sales leaves us ever-mindful of our values & principles.What’s at the heart of a successful farm transaction? What’s the essence of an exceptional broker? We’ve been pondering these ideas since 1984.Without any further ado, we’d like to [...]
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May 6, 2023
How does a nearly forty-year-old brand still relevant in today’s world?
Broker Zach Davis says “the Kirkpatrick & Co. brand has always been associated with fine properties and expertise. We’ve taken that heritage and ran with it.”
Along with that expertise, the brokerage is committed to what they call “white-glove service.” The majority of Kirkpatrick & Co. clients are immersed in their [...]
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May 6, 2023
We’re Not for Everyone
Kirkpatrick & Co. isn’t for everyone – here’s why.
Fit is everything, from riding boots to company culture. Maybe you’ve bandied the idea of “fit” around the interviewing table a time or two, trying to parse if a candidate will meld with your team. You know just how hard it can be to determine.The [...]
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May 6, 2023
Why is exclusive representation for buyers essential?
You probably know our portfolio includes some of the finest farm properties in Central Kentucky. What you may not know is how crucial expert representation is when buying, too. When representing buyer interests, Kirkpatrick & Co. associates access every property currently listed, as well as those “privately” listed, unavailable via public search. The majority of [...]
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May 6, 2023
President’s Welcome
“What can please the eye of a countryman more than the unbroken verdancy and fertility of a Kentucky bluegrass farm?”
John Burroughs, ‘Riverby’
Not much, we say. That’s why we’ve made our living helping clients buy and sell the finest real estate in the Bluegrass for over thirty years.
At Kirkpatrick & Co., we’re [...]
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January 1, 2023