Dean Saunders, ALC, licensed real estate broker, and owner of Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate, closed 1656 +/- acres, sold to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. On the market for two years, the Lucky L Ranch sold for $11,651,000 in June 2008 by LLR-11 Limited Partnership, a Florida Limited Partnership.

The vast acreage, located in Kenansville in Osceola County, Florida, sits next to the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in the Kissimmee Prairie, one of the largest remaining expanses of dry prairie in the United States. The popular wildlife area offers hunting, fishing, birding, nature study, hiking, horseback riding, and biking on its original 61,845 acres.

��We are always happy about preserving land. Going back to my time in the Florida Legislature where I assisted in creating conservation legislation, I have the background to understand the process to work within the government�s conservation guidelines and know what they want and need.�

Saunders holds the ALC (Accredited Land Consultant) certification from RLI (Realtor�s Land Institute) and leads the award-winning CBC Saunders Real Estate business located in Lakeland, FL. The company and agents continue to accrue awards for outstanding sales performance each year. Saunders has been recognized for top ranking sales performance for many consecutive years by Coldwell Banker Commercial, Florida Gulf Coast Association of Realtor, Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors,�and other business organizations. The company has received the highest honor, the Commercial Elite Award, from the CBC affiliate network for two years in a row.

�We are experiencing good success with large deals in this down market and expect this year to be better than last year for the company,� states Saunders.

Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate has Sales Associates covering the State of Florida and beyond. Known for their land deals, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate Sales Associates are experts in land, conservation, commercial/industrial, and land and resource management.�

For more information, please contact:
Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate
863-648-1528