This could be Bill Gates' home on the range.

A Jackson Hole-based real estate agency reportedly broker the sale of a 492-acre ranch at the edge of Yellowstone to Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates.

In a story originally posted on The Valleywag, a branch of Gawker.com, the ranch, Irma Lake, was listed by Live Water Properties. The local real estate firm declined to say who the actual buyer was, but confirmed that they were the listing agency. The property was originally listed at $8.9 million and sold last week, the agency told us, but declined to say what the final price tag was.

According to the property’s listing brochure, Buffalo Bill settled the ranch outside of Cody and named it for his daughter, Irma. The ranch is adjacent to some 3 million acres of forest and wilderness, including the Shoshone National Forest and Washakie Wilderness.

The brochure says the ranch is perfect for “hosting family or corporate retreats,” which could come in handy for the retiring software magnet.

A $9-million room with a view

While the photos make the main lodge, guest house, dairy cabin and caretaker’s quarters look pretty posh, Buffalo Bill’s  3-room hunting cabin remains on the property in its original state.

We’d be fine living in just that rustic retreat while they held their corporate getaways in the main lodge.

Wonder if they are looking for a caretaker…

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