Wayne Johnson's (wjohnsonrealtor) Blog

Did You Miss A Great House? Everything Happens For A Reason Your REALTOR® listens to your requirements, scours the MLS and sends you some listings to review on your computer, tablet, or phone. You find a few more homes you want to see on REALTOR.com or Zillow. You confirm with your agent the home...

Although I do not speak the language, watch the video to the end and you'll understand a selfless act.Were you the shopkeeper, would you have been as forgiving as she regarding the broken glassware?Sometimes we find situations where those who have the least are more compassionate and giving than ...

Happy Wife, Happy LifeHappy wife, happy life is probably a term you've heard. It is especially true when it comes to selecting a home. I did not fully appreciate that during my first years as a REALTOR®. Sure, I understood there was both a financial and emotional  component to buying a home. For ...

Greg Cook, a California Mortgage Consultant, has an interesting post that explains why the old saying, "if at first your don't succeed, try again." Being denied approval from one lender may not be the kiss of death. Now if your credit is terrible, you don't have a steady and verifiable source of ...

Ranch Home Sold in Laurel Mountain Ranch This ranch home sold in Laurel Mountain Ranch. It was placed on the market in early June and was under contract two weeks later.   Nicely maintained and gently lived in, it competed very effectively with some of the newly constructed homes in the area. Lau...

Safety Tips For REALTORS®Lock Your Vehicle When Not Driving When showing homes, I prefer locking my vehicle at each stop. Although not in a high crime area, there maybe things in the vehicle that provide targets of opportunity for some wayward soul. Things like GPS device, tablet or computers. In...

Courage Comes in Many FormsI have read the statement, below, on different internet sites. I cannot confirm the authenticity of the statements, but having read some history about this era, some of this did happen.   _______________________________________________________________________________  O...

Deerfield in San Antonio-Comfortable and Convenient Deerfield is a north  San Antonio community noted for its understated elegance. This community was developed at a time when builders allowed some real space between homes. Most of the homes on at least a quarter of an acre. Cul-de-sac and some c...

I Never Dreamed I'd Own a Tri-CorderI was never a big fan of science fiction tv shows or movies when I was growing up. For some reason I did watch the original Star Trek tv show that began in the mid 1960s.One of the futuristic devices used in most of the shows was a tri-corder. It seemed to serv...

Volunteers Help a Military Veteran   Some volunteers in California helped a deserving military veteran and his family by restoring and improving their home. See the story.   I know bureacracies cannot be as nimble or even as effective as volunteer organizations. So this is no slam on government a...