This has always been a tricky one for us that we have never felt comfortable answering. Call us old school, but there really isn’t a golden number of how much you need to save or spend to feel comfortable with starting a Ranch. If it is truly something you want to do, you will find a way to make it work for you (and it doesn’t have to be all at once).  

We also do not really discuss how many head of cattle we run or how many acres we live on because again — we do not believe in talking dollars ☺. 
I understand the general nature of this question - how many head of cattle can you put on a certain amount of land? I am not an expert on this and honestly cringe anytime someone asks me because I don't have the answer. But heres the deal - if you want to squeeze multiple cattle on a smaller portion of land, you'll just have to feed more. 

Not at this time! We are currently running the Ranch by ourselves and loving every second. 

We are located in Eastern Washington. We had zero plans of staying in Washington but God had other plans for us. We tried to find a spot in ID, MT and WY but nothing felt right. We gave up looking for about 2-years. Keith randomly sent me a text with a link to the property and it was love at first sight ☺. We called our Realtor and came out as quick as we could for a tour — we quickly made an offer and the rest is history. 

We strongly believe in allowing others to see the beauty within the Ranch.
This is something we have discussed wanting to build towards however right this second, no we do not offer public tours. 

Don't compare yourself to anyone else; do things the way in which best suits your situation. 
You can't compare your beginning to someone else's middle or end. 
I really do believe that if you feel called to something, you will eventually make your way towards it. While you are making your way — because often times it doesn’t happen overnight (it certainly didn’t for us), make sure you are soaking up every ounce of information you can get your hands on. Join groups, ask questions, really understand and make sure it is right for you. Ranching isn’t like the TV shows. It is 24/7, 365 days a year. Unless you have someone else helping you, there is a chance some sacrifices (vacations) that you might not have thought about will come up. For us, vacations weren’t huge on the priority list. But we can no longer travel during the winter as we need to make sure the cows are fed and have access to water daily. We are not picture perfect examples — we started with a Mother’s Day heifer and I would 10/10 NOT recommend starting the way we did. I think if we really didn’t want it as bad as we did, we would have failed miserably. 

Cattle are animals, not pets. Their calves are the actual cutest but that isn’t a good enough reason to go buy one without fully understanding what you are getting into. Our intention was not ever to have a backyard cow, our goal was always to start a Ranch BUT, I think we underestimated how much we had the cart in front of the horse. 

Simply put, just take the time to make sure you have the basics down:
➊ Food, Water, Minerals | both readily available and sourced + the ability to feed (tractor, etc.)
➋ Fenced property | Keeping your cattle safe in your fenced area is really important + knowing how to fix fences ☺
➌ The ability to medically intervene | Make sure you find a local vet + the ability to doctor if needed (chute/squeeze, medicine, vaccines, prep for calving season etc.)
➍ A load out area | THIS IS HUGE. It is so easy to get them in, but how will you trailer them out if you sell or have any other reason to move them.
➎ Equipment | Might not be the top of the list but it is cheaper to trailer in your own hay and trailer out your own animals if needed (I’m not talking huge cattle pots, just if you are small scale transporting).