12740 Hillcrest Road
Suite 230
Dallas,
TX
75230
Licensed in OK, TX
Cash McWhorter specializes in large-scale ranch and water-centric real estate, with particular expertise in properties defined by significant lakes, rivers, managed wetlands, and expansive water infrastructure. His deep understanding of the ecological, operational, and investment considerations unique to major water features makes him a trusted advisor to buyers and sellers of premier recreational and legacy properties.
Cash represented the sale of Fairfield Lake, widely recognized as the largest private lake in the United States. The approximately 5,025-acre property features an estimated 2,400-acre lake surrounded by more than 30 miles of elevated, hardwood-lined shoreline. Renowned as one of the top fishing lakes in Texas, Fairfield Lake represents a benchmark transaction in the farm and ranch market — one that underscores Cash’s capacity to navigate complex, high-profile, water-centric assets.
In addition, Cash contributed to the sales of several other significant lake properties, including:
- Valley Lake Ranch – Bonham, Texas (1,080-acre lake)
- Lake Creek Ranch – Riesel, Texas (550-acre lake)
- River Crest Ranch – Bogata, Texas (550-acre lake)
- Dragoo Creek Ranch – Mount Pleasant, Texas (8 lakes totaling 182 acres)
- Boot Lake Ranch – Mount Pleasant, Texas (42-acre lake)
- Countless other ranches with 20-40+ acre lakes
Along with numerous other large-scale ranches featuring substantial private lakes, rivers, and managed wetlands, these transactions have solidified Cash’s reputation as a specialist in premier water-driven real estate. At the same time, his broader portfolio includes substantial recreational, agricultural, and investment-grade ranches not solely defined by water features. He continues to set new benchmarks in the Texas farm and ranch market by pairing transactional expertise with practical land stewardship knowledge.
In addition to representing sellers of distinguished ranches, Cash is deeply engaged in buyer representation. He takes a strategic, advisory-driven approach to sourcing and securing properties that align precisely with his clients’ operational goals, lifestyle preferences, and long-term investment objectives. His clientele includes legacy ranching families, professional athletes, celebrities, Fortune 500 executives and companies, entertainers, and business professionals — many of whom rely on his discretion and operate under strict confidentiality.
Raised in Marshall, Texas, Cash developed a passion for fishing and hunting at an early age. Growing up in East Texas instilled in him a deep respect for land and water resources. During summers, he worked in the oil field, gaining firsthand knowledge of land use, mineral considerations, and natural resource management.
After earning his degree from Baylor University and spending two years as a recruiter in Kansas City, Cash returned to Texas to join Colliers International, the third-largest global real estate firm. Over a ten-year tenure in corporate real estate, he represented numerous local businesses and Fortune 500 companies, developing sophisticated negotiation skills and a strong foundation in complex transactions.
To follow his passion, Cash transitioned from Colliers and founded Ranch Capital Group, an investment fund focused on acquiring recreational ranches within two hours of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Through ownership and hands-on development, he designed and constructed multiple water features, restored native grasses, implemented controlled burns, cleared brush, enhanced hundreds of acres of managed wetlands, collaborated with the NRCS on conservation initiatives, drilled water wells, installed irrigation systems, established wetland management programs, planted wildlife food plots, and constructed fences, roads, and residences.
Waterfowl development remains one of his core passions, and he has applied his expertise to create and enhance multiple premier waterfowl properties across Texas and Oklahoma.
In December 2011, Cash joined Hortenstine Ranch Company as a business partner to Blake Hortenstine. Today, he leverages his comprehensive land knowledge, institutional real estate experience, ownership background, and deep understanding of water-focused assets to deliver exceptional, strategic, and confidential representation for clients buying and selling large-scale ranches and legacy properties across Texas.
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