Driving on FM 385 from Junction to Harper , the inside of my truck smelled like a BBQ pit. I had stopped at Cooper’s BBQ stand in Junction and had lunch at the Llano River (meat was too salty, and the tea too sweet. Be sure to catch the OTHER Cooper’s BBQ in Llano. That one is amazing). I was not intending to go as far as Junction, but I figured what the heck I’m already in Kerrville, might as well mosey a few more miles down the road and take a look at some property that I saw in a local newspaper. Again, the weather was wonderful, if not a bit cloudy.

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For the past three months, I began to develop a daily routine of methodically checking the classifieds ads of my local paper for land. I’d turn to the real estate section of the ads. I worried that if I didn’t do this right away, someone else may beat me to the punch and buy that perfect piece of Hill Country property.

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I’ve been meaning to take another drive out into the Texas Hill Country this week, but with the price of gas, I’ve been having second thoughts. With my truck, it takes about $50-$60 to top off the gas tank. More importantly, I started feeling a little disoriented with my search for land in the Hill Country. I was getting excited about the journey, rather than the destination. My mind started questioning my heart:

What is your plan? Do you know what you are looking for?

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After a couple of days of a freak cold front (in the mid 30s!), tomorrow is shaping up to be a beautiful day. High 60s, low 70s. No clouds. Blue skies. Perfect, the epitome of Texas. Looks like I’ll be taking a drive out West again. I see some acreage going for about 2,000/acre. Gotta check it out. Will report back.

A wise man once told me when I was very young the first thing a man must do is to own a piece of land. When you go into a store and you buy something it’s chattel, but when you own a piece of land, that’s real. And that’s where the words real estate originated.

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