For over 15 years, Mike McCooey has been the go-to real estate professional for land, ranch, and recreational properties in northern Idaho and western Montana. Beginning his career as Rookie of the Year and maintaining top producer status throughout his tenure, Mike has built a well-earned reputation for delivering results in the land market — where due diligence, access rights, and resource value matter as much as curb appeal.



Professional Background

Mike’s real estate career is grounded in a background in construction and design. After studying Architectural Engineering at Penn State University and Construction Management at Clemson University, he developed a property evaluation approach that goes far beyond aesthetics — one that examines buildability, infrastructure requirements, access challenges, and long-term land value. This technical foundation is especially valuable when assessing remote parcels, working ranches, and large-acreage tracts where what lies beneath the surface matters most.



As a consistently top-producing agent with both F.C. Tucker and Clearwater Properties, Mike has established himself as a trusted advisor for clients buying and selling significant land holdings across the Mountain West. His focus on working ranches, recreational properties, timber land, and large-acreage parcels reflects both his professional expertise and his personal commitment to the land ethic that defines this region.



Personal Interests

Mike lives the lifestyle his clients are looking for. An avid fly fisherman and sport fishing enthusiast, he knows these waters intimately — the best trout runs, the prime steelhead stretches, the hidden bass lakes across northern Idaho and western Montana. His hunting experience covers elk, deer, bear, turkey, upland game, and waterfowl, across terrain ranging from alpine meadows to timbered ridge tops and river bottoms. That firsthand knowledge isn’t just background color — it directly informs how Mike evaluates land for habitat quality, seasonal access, water sources, and recreational carrying capacity. When he walks a ranch with a buyer, he’s assessing it the same way he would for himself.