Does the Brown family still own the Coyote Pass?
Sister Wives fans aren’t exactly Kody Brown fans these days – if they ever were.
In fact, people have been destroying Kody after her breakups, reality TV antics, even her relationship with her children after the tragic passage of his son, Garrison.
With so many changes happening in the family in recent years, some are wondering what happened to the family’s Coyote Pass property.
Discussion about a Brown family compound on the Arizona property has been going on for years, but many fans and even family members are skeptical it will happen.
Here is the latest known information about Coyote Pass.
Coyote Pass: where is it and which members of the Brown family live there?
The Flagstaff, Arizona, estate began with land that could fit several houses and is where the Browns – including and their four partners, Janelle, CristinaMeri and Robyn – planned to be developed so that each could live close to each other.
The goal was to bring together the best of their lives in Utah and Las Vegas in one place.
Unfortunately, this never came to fruition. In a 14-month period, Kody went from four wives to one, with Christine, Janelle and Meri ending their romances with him.
In 2023, during the last season of Sister Wives, fans learned through conversations with the family that the property had not yet been paid off and that several family members no longer lived on the land.
Christine gave Kody and Robyn her share of the property in exchange for the value of her home when she left him in 2021.
From what we know, Meri still has two and Janelle has four.
The latter made it clear last season that the stress of owning the property was getting to her. Fans watched as she purchased a trailer to live on the land, as a house has yet to be built. In one episode, she even attacked Kody for putting her in this position.
“I have nothing financially. I’m stuck on this property. Everything, as far as my assets are concerned. Any kind of savings, money and everything else is tied to this property.”
Did ‘Sister Wives’ Pay for Coyote Pass?
In 2024, there is still money owed on the property despite progress to pay it off.
Kody and Janelle jointly paid $340,000 into their Coyote Pass property, according to the Deed of Release and Full Acknowledgment obtained and seen by In touch.
Additionally, another piece of land in Robyn’s name that was purchased for $170,000 was also paid for, according to documents seen by The US Sun.
Originally, the Brown family purchased four parcels of land on Coyote Pass in Flagstaff, Arizona in 2018 for $820,000.
So there is still some work to be done.
Will the family sell the Coyote Pass?
The answer to that question is… complicated.
In the aforementioned episode, Kody declared that he would maintain and take over the property with Robyn despite the family falling apart.
Fans believed that Kody probably also took charge of spending and distributing the family’s expenses. Sister Wives funds.
It’s not just that people have seen this before (as with the Duggars), but that the Apostolic United Brethren consider it customary for men to control family finances. (The problem with gender roles is that they fundamentally make no sense.)
And the Browns registered a family business in Nevada called Kody Brown Family Entertainment, LLC. He listed all four wives as “members.” Fans suspect this was the vehicle through which TLC paid the family.
How much did TLC pay them? Potentially tens of thousands per episode. Over 18 seasons and more than 200 episodes, we have raised several million dollars.
These millions went to the family’s bills and expenses and, of course, to finance Kody’s big dream of Coyote Pass.
However, now that Kody is no longer married to his other three wives, he doesn’t have 5 paychecks to manage, just his and Robyn’s.
Rumor has it that TLC will no longer make payments directly to Kody for everyone in the family and that her exes are getting their share of the show’s profits.
And it’s likely that Kody’s exes aren’t eagerly sending him money to help with bills and other things. He is part of their past.
This could be part of the reason why Kody and Robyn may be leaving Coyote Pass before long. Can they really stay on the property without all five income?
Kody’s side hustle
In 2023, Kody and Robyn launched Dabsark Entertainment, LLC.
The name of his Flagstaff-based entertainment company is an acronym for the initials of Kody and Robyn, along with those of Dayton, Aurora, Breanna, Solomon and Ariella.
However, there is no real information as to whether the income from this will be enough to supplement the payments required to maintain the property.
The Future of ‘Sister Wives’
The real decision about the future of Coyote Pass will likely come from the decision about the future of the reality show.
Although Christine said the new season is in production, others have suggested the show will be canceled following the family tragedy.
As you’ve probably heard, Garrison Brown is dead at the very young age of 25.
The son of Sister Wives cast members Janelle and Kody, Garrison allegedly committed suicide by gunshot wound on March 5.
Could a season 19 happen even after his death? Could the family bear filming again? And if they don’t, will they have enough income to support the maintenance of Coyote Pass?
Important questions that need to be answered for a grieving family.
