Associate Broker | New Mexico · Appraiser, ARA | New Mexico

Background and Experience

Jim Welles grew up in Roswell, New Mexico, where summer work repairing pasture fences and handling hay introduced him to local farming and ranching operations. He graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1977 and New Mexico State University in 1981.

Jim began his career with the Federal Land Bank in Roswell in 1981 and transferred to Albuquerque the following year. After working as a loan officer and appraiser, he focused on appraisal in 1990 and received his Accredited Rural Appraiser designation that year.

Brokerage and Appraisal Experience

Jim retired from Farm Credit of New Mexico on December 31, 2014, after serving ten years as Chief Appraisal Officer. His work included leading valuation services and overseeing compliance with federal, state, and professional appraisal requirements.

He passed the New Mexico associate broker examination in December 2013 and joined the Middleton firm’s work marketing New Mexico ranches. His background combines agricultural lending, rural valuation, and firsthand familiarity with New Mexico farms and ranches.

Professional Service

Jim has served as president of the New Mexico Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and on the New Mexico State Appraisal Board’s Experience Review Committee. He also represented Farm Credit in New Mexico’s Landowner-Sportsman Coalition.

Beyond the Brokerage

Jim and his wife, Kelly, live in Albuquerque and raised two daughters. Their shared interest in New Mexico big-game hunting led them to establish a hunting business in the early 1990s.

Contact Jim

Discuss your farm and ranch brokerage or appraisal needs.

505-967-6562 · jim@csmandson.com