Ryan Barton : Gateway Realty Advisors

Ryan is an associate in an advisory realty firm in West-central & SW Idaho where he is client-centric—serving his clients in real estate activities that are focused on their family, their assets and their goals. That said, his focus is mostly on large ranches, farms, mountain & hunting properties, but his business background involves him in commercial, investment & residential real estate, as well. What he enjoys most is that his time each day is blended between business, ministry, his wife, two sons and friends; with all parts having equal priority. The “fun” part of his business is helping ranchers work cows and help hunters in the Rocky Mountains with his sons, Wes and Blake, plus fishing, shooting, farming, cutting wood and fixing fence. Ryan’s passion is helping ranchers and farmers with their needs, which is probably a product of his own ranching heritage from a long line of ranching families in both Idaho and California. His whole family is involved in the ag-life with his wife, Heather, leading a 4H sheep project and they help with a lot of FFA projects, too. In 2017, the Gateway firm was chosen by the State of Idaho as its “Farmland Advisor,” advising the State Department of Lands on farm acquisitions. While at Cal Poly State University in 2001, Ryan was a livestock judge and also judged cattle shows at County Fairs. But his biggest joys come from mentoring the younger generations as they grow into becoming leaders in the community.