Mike Browning

Tag: Collin County Land Sales

  • No Crying To The Fairness Police

    No Crying To The Fairness Police

    If reality exceeds your pocketbook, that’s your problem.

    The World Cup is around the corner.

    With that, you’re starting to see stories in the news about “price gouging.”

    First it was the cost of tickets. FIFA released a token number of cheap seats as a PR move. Now it’s the price of Airbnb rentals near the venues, reportedly five to seven times their normal rates.

    And people are complaining.

    But whether you think this is a problem depends entirely on which side you’re on.

    If you’re selling something and it suddenly becomes worth more, and someone is willing to pay that price, you only get that opportunity once. There is no do-over. You want to maximize it. That’s rational.

    If you’re buying, though, people suddenly think they have the right to tell someone else what they should accept. Or that a seller should take less than what another buyer is willing to pay, just for the sake of their convenience.

    That’s where the disconnect is.

    On the surface, this seems simple. In practice, it’s not. The correct answer is usually the opposite of what people want when they’re on the losing side of a transaction.

    You need to get over it.

    If you can pay, pay. If you can’t, or don’t want to, figure something else out. That’s it.

    And this same dynamic shows up in real estate all the time.

    If I’m marketing your property and negotiating on your behalf, here’s the reality.

    The job is to sell it for as much as possible, in the shortest amount of time. Those two things can change depending on your situation. The objective does not.

    I’m not going to talk you into taking less because a buyer is upset, inconvenienced, or making arguments that wouldn’t pass a basic economics class.

    That doesn’t mean we’re difficult. It doesn’t mean we strong-arm people or nickel and dime every detail.

    But if there are buyers willing to pay more, that’s who we’re talking to first.

    Feelings don’t change that.

    I work for my clients. Not them.

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    PS- You’re probably not ready to buy or sell land today. And that’s fine.
    But the time to prepare for anything is long before it’s actually time.

    I offer a free, no-obligation analysis on any non-residential property. It includes real comps with real prices near your tract, along with things like planned development, utilities, and current market conditions.

    Even if you’re not ready to sell, or never plan to sell, having current market information does not hurt.

    And you’ll be working with a regular guy who talks straight. No flattery. No pressure. Just real information, integrity, and a willingness to listen.

    Most importantly, someone who does not get his feelings hurt by people who don’t have your interests in mind.

    Can anything bad happen by just talking?

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  • They Advertise Their Own Idiocy

    They Advertise Their Own Idiocy

    And they are doing you a favor.

    I wrote a while back about the Coexist bumper sticker.

    The people who display it think they’re signaling that they’re forward-thinking and reasonable. What they’re actually signaling, to normal people, is that they’re insufferable and ridiculous.

    More importantly, they’re signaling that they can be safely ignored.

    Where I live in Collin County there are a lot of Teslas. There are plenty of reasons for that.

    If you know, you know.

    But there’s a specific subset of Tesla owners worth noting.

    These are the people who bought the car when Elon Musk was their hero, then lost their minds when he committed the unforgivable sin of being friendly with Trump, even briefly.

    Now their cars are covered in stickers that say things like “Elon sucks” or “F Elon.”

    Originally, they bought the Tesla to signal that they were doing something noble for the environment. Just read the personalized license plates they put on their cars. More signaling.

    Electric cars have some real advantages, but they also have serious drawbacks. They aren’t scalable to the level required for universal adoption, and pretending otherwise doesn’t make it true.

    But that’s beside the point.

    Once again, these people think they’re signaling one thing when they’re actually signaling something else.

    They’re signaling that they care far too much about what other people think, and that they assume everyone else cares just as much about what they think.

    They don’t.

    Nobody cares if you bought a car from Elon Musk.

    The useful part is this: you can treat this as free information.

    Life is too short to deal with bad clients and bad customers. When someone advertises this level of performative nonsense, believe them.

    If one of these people shows up, or rolls into a meeting in one of those cars, take the hint.

    Be polite. Be professional. And turn them down.

    Don’t tell them why. Don’t go bragging about it on social media. There’s a slight chance you might be wrong about them. The risk is worth taking, in my opinion.

    More importantly, you don’t want to engage in the same behavior they’re displaying.

    Just move on.

    Which, incidentally, was another signaling phrase a few years ago.

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    PS- You’re probably not ready to buy or sell land today. And that’s fine. But the time to start preparing for anything is long before it’s actually time.

    I offer a free, no obligation analysis on any non-residential property. It includes actual comps (with real prices) near your tract, along with other things like planned development, utility info, market trends etc.

    Even if you’re not ready to sell (or plan to never sell), can it hurt to have current market info?

    And all that is before considering that you’ll be working with a regular guy who talks straight and isn’t trying to flatter you into getting your business. Just real info and integrity and a willingness to listen.

    Can anything bad happen by just talking?

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  • No Other Tract Like It

    No Other Tract Like It

    For certain people, privacy beats efficiency.

    I don’t usually write blog posts about properties this way.

    This one doesn’t fit the usual boxes.
    Trying to force it would be dishonest.

    This property is not efficient.

    That’s intentional.

    It has mature oaks.

    Several deep wet-weather creek beds.

    Terrain that forces you to think before you build.

    Some areas will be expensive to work with.

    Some areas you simply won’t touch at all.

    I haven’t even walked all of it.

    If you want flat, simple, and predictable, this isn’t it.

    Most people want a tract that makes building easy.

    This one is designed to make privacy hard to copy.

    If you spend the money and do it right, you end up with something most buyers never get.

    Separation. Quiet.

    A place that doesn’t look or feel like everything else within an hour of Dallas.

    That’s the trade.

    This works best for a certain kind of buyer.

    Someone looking for a weekend place that actually feels like a getaway.

    Or a family compound that’s close enough to DFW when you need it, and far enough away when you don’t.

    Someone who values character over convenience.

    Efficiency loses here. Privacy wins.

    There are up to three water meters available.
    Strong frontage on Rochelle Cannon Road.
    Easy access to US-75 and the Sherman TI plant when needed.

    The location is convenient.

    The land itself is not.

    That combination is rare.

    This property isn’t for everyone. It isn’t supposed to be.

    If you’re looking for something you can’t recreate later, it’s worth a serious look.

    If not, you’ll know pretty quickly.

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  • Waiting Is Always Good. Until It Isn’t.

    Waiting Is Always Good. Until It Isn’t.

    Mistime things, and you could end up waiting a lot longer than you wanted.

    Most landowners don’t feel pain at the beginning of a market shift.

    They notice it much later — after time has already done the damage.

    After the savings and loan crisis, some properties traded for less than the commission paid on the prior sale. Not less than the original purchase price. Less than the fee someone paid to sell it before.

    That didn’t happen because the land suddenly became useless. It happened because demand vanished, capital froze, and landowners who waited ran out of options.

    After 2008, the same thing happened again, just more slowly. Values didn’t bounce back the next year. Or the year after that.

    In many areas it took years just to get back to even, assuming the owner could afford to wait that long.

    Land doesn’t move like houses.

    There is almost always some demand for houses. People get transferred. Families grow or shrink. Some buyers are doing well no matter what the economy is doing.

    Even in soft markets, houses still trade.

    A nice custom home on acreage is different. That buyer isn’t moving because they have to. They’re upgrading. They’re stretching. They’re making a lifestyle decision.

    When things get uncertain, that buyer can disappear almost overnight.

    Developers behave the same way, just at a larger scale. When markets are hot, lots get built quickly. Subdivisions move fast. Capital flows easily.

    When things slow down, that inventory doesn’t vanish. It sits. For a while, there’s simply too much of it.

    So developers change roles. Instead of paying retail on something they can develop immediately, they only buy if the price allows them to wait several years and still hit their return target. Or they step back entirely.

    When that happens, landowners are no longer negotiating with builders — they’re negotiating with patience.

    Investors are always around, but investors don’t buy on hope. They buy on margin. And when they’re the primary buyers left, pricing shifts. Whether landowners like it or not.

    None of this means history is definitely about to repeat itself. It means timing matters more than most landowners want to admit.

    The real risk isn’t the market collapsing tomorrow.

    It’s drifting into a thinner market without realizing the buyer mix has changed.

    When demand narrows, prices can change quickly. The problem is you often don’t know how much. Land is illiquid, and there just aren’t many comps. With houses, year-over-year data tells a story. With land, silence often tells it first.

    When prices fall, time takes over. And once time is in control, landowners don’t get to set the terms anymore.

    That’s usually when regret shows up — not because someone sold too soon, but because they waited too long to be honest about what they owned and who would actually buy it.

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    PS- It’s easy to see that housing — and by extension land — has softened over the last couple of years. Interest rates matter. If they fall, houses become more affordable. If they rise further, things tighten.

    You may not be planning to sell today. You may be holding long term. But is it a bad idea to know where things stand right now?

    I offer a free, no-obligation analysis on non-residential property. Real comps. Utility and access info. Market trends. Nearby sales activity that actually matters.

    No pressure.
    No BS.
    Just integrity and diligence.

    Does it ever hurt to have current information?

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  • This Doesn’t Stop ’Til You’re Dead

    This Doesn’t Stop ’Til You’re Dead

    You’re always going forward or backward. Fortunately, you get to choose.

    In my younger days, I spent (some might argue wasted) a lot of time playing pool. And I was pretty good. But life changed and I quit spending so much time doing it.

    Now I might pick up a stick once every couple of years. Some days I look like I still have it, and other days I look like a beginner. Either way, I’m nowhere near what I was.

    If you’re into something like weight training, you know the same thing happens. As long as you keep going you’ll keep getting stronger. But the moment you stop, you start getting weaker.

    You’re either moving forward or backward. You can’t sit still.

    The principle works in real estate and business. Or anything else really.

    You’re either growing in knowledge or drifting farther away from the truth of the market. There is no neutral setting. Not for people, and not for property.

    You’re either learning or stagnating.

    You don’t “level off.”

    Not in business, not in life, and definitely not with something as valuable as the dirt you own.

    You might not be ready to sell today. That’s fine. Most people aren’t.

    But if you own land, there will probably come a day when you do want to sell. The question isn’t if. It’s when.

    And here’s the part people forget: that day is getting closer whether you think about it or not.

    Time moves. Markets move. Counties change. Roads get built. Builders shift their focus. Appraisers adjust how they comp acreage. The world doesn’t stop just because you’re not looking.

    So the real question is simple.

    If you know the day is coming — whether it’s six months from now or six years — is it a terrible idea to be learning everything you can now?

    Is it crazy to want to know what the market is doing in your area, what similar tracts are trading for, what’s being planned along your corridors, and what buyers actually want today?

    You don’t have to sell. You don’t even have to think about selling.

    But you should be getting smarter.

    Because the people who learn early make better decisions later.

    And when the moment comes — when life changes, when the right buyer calls, or when the market finally tips in your direction — you’ll know exactly what to do instead of scrambling.

    That’s how you keep moving forward.

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    PS — If you want a simple, honest look at what your land might bring in today’s market — plus what’s coming in your area — reach out and I’ll send you my full analysis. No pressure. Just information.

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  • God Forgives People You Don’t Want Him To

    God Forgives People You Don’t Want Him To

    Lucky for you.

    There’s a part of the gospel we don’t say out loud very often.

    Not because it’s unclear — it’s actually very clear — but because it makes us squirm a little.

    Here it is:

    God has (and will) forgive people you don’t want Him to.

    People you think deserve what’s coming to them.

    People you can’t stand.

    People who’ve made choices you would never make.

    People whose sins look worse to you than your own.

    We talk a lot about grace, but if we’re honest, what we really like is selective grace.

    Grace for people who sin in familiar ways. Grace for people who apologize the right way. Grace for people who fit our idea of “fixable.”

    But God doesn’t use our categories.

    He doesn’t sort humanity into “acceptable sinners” and “unacceptable sinners.”

    He doesn’t forgive based on how easy someone is to sympathize with. He doesn’t take polls or run background checks.

    If someone turns to Him, He forgives — cleanly, completely, without hesitation.

    Even tho they don’t immediately clean up 100% (like you).

    And sometimes, if we’re being honest, that irritates us.

    Because deep down, we think grace should be proportional. The bigger the sin, the bigger the penalty.

    The more damage someone caused, the longer they should sit in the penalty box before God lets them up.

    But that’s not how grace works.

    Grace isn’t earned. Grace isn’t calibrated. Grace isn’t a reward for good behavior.

    Grace is a gift — and it’s a gift God hands out more freely than we would.

    If that bothers us, there’s a reason:

    We’ve forgotten what we were forgiven of. Or we’ve minimized it. Or we’ve convinced ourselves that our sins were more understandable, more reasonable, more “human.”

    They weren’t.

    They just feel smaller because they’re ours.

    The truth is simple:

    The same grace that covers you will cover people you don’t like.

    And the same cross that saved you will save people you wouldn’t choose.

    That’s not a flaw in the gospel. That’s the whole point.

    And if God is that generous with them…
    He’s that generous with you, too.

    Lucky for all of us.

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  • Quit Making it Where You’re Almost Certain to Lose

    Quit Making it Where You’re Almost Certain to Lose

    Some Risk Is the Price of Admission. Learn to deal with it.

    Trying to remove every downside usually creates a bigger one.

    People spend half their lives trying to “not lose” in the future. And in the process, they lose right now.

    Extended warranties are the perfect example.

    You just agreed to buy a car or a laptop or a $2,000 TV. Or whatever. The deal is done.

    Then instantly they pivot to telling you how fragile it all is.

    “Repairs are expensive.”
    “These electronics just don’t last like they used to.”
    “Most people choose the protection plan.”
    And of course:
    “It’s a no-brainer.”

    A no-brainer for them.

    Warranties are one of the biggest profit centers in the auto business and high ticket retail. They don’t make much on the actual sale.

    But that finance office?

    That’s where the margins live.

    They train those people to sell fear with a smile, and a few of them are incredible at it.

    When I bought my wife’s car, the finance director put on a master class. She made it sound like only an idiot would say no. Then she started low-key shaming me when I held firm.

    Told me I was the first person who had ever turned her down — obvious nonsense — so I said that makes me either the smartest person she’s met or the dumbest.

    She doubled down, telling me all the ways I’d suffer when the car broke.

    I finally grabbed her business card and told her if she ended up being right, I’d call and congratulate her.

    My wife loved that.

    The whole pitch is built on loss aversion.

    In our minds, the pain of losing is about twice as strong as the pleasure of gaining. So people pay a big premium today to avoid a possible big bill tomorrow.

    Never mind that the warranty may not even cover everything later.

    And that’s assuming they don’t try to wriggle out of it altogether.

    (Furniture stores, by the way, are experts at this. Don’t ask how I know.)

    People view each warranty as a one-off decision. But you have to look at this over a lifetime.

    If you refuse every extended warranty you’re ever offered, yes — at some point you’ll pay full price for a repair or a replacement. But stack up all the money you saved by saying no a hundred times before that?

    You’re way ahead.

    You can’t eliminate risk.

    Not in purchases.
    Not in life.
    Not in business.

    All you can do is decide whether the downside is known and acceptable. If it is, then buying “insurance” for every small thing doesn’t make sense.

    Real estate isn’t much different.

    You can’t predict what rates will do, and you can’t predict where the market will be in two years.

    You make the best decision with the information you have, and you get expert help so you aren’t flying blind.

    (Hello)

    Trying to wait for perfect certainty is just another version of the extended warranty pitch — paying a premium today to avoid a maybe tomorrow.

    If you’re thinking about selling land, your job isn’t to eliminate all risk.

    It’s to understand it, weigh it, and make the smartest call you can.

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    PS- You’re probably not ready to buy or sell real estate today. But I’ve found the best time to start preparing for any big decision is well before you’re actually ready to do anything.

    I offer a free, no obligation opinion of value on any non-residential property. Including real comps, utility and access info, market trends, and any nearby sales activity that matters.

    It’s a concise report that gives you a basic idea where you stand today, and helps you get your head around what you might be looking at when it is time to move.

    By looking at the info today and discussing it with a trusted professional, you can make a clear headed decision and not be talked into something not in your interests. And you can worry less.

    Is it a crazy idea to want less anxiety in your life?

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  • Nobody Cares What You Paid for It

    Nobody Cares What You Paid for It

    (And the market definitely doesn’t.)

    When I talk to lot owners — especially people who bought 5, 10, or 15 years ago — the first thing I usually hear is some version of this:

    “We paid X… and we’ve spent Y on taxes and upkeep, so we really need to sell for more than that for it to make sense.”

    I get it. You want to feel like it was a good decision.

    But unfortunately…

    The market doesn’t care what you paid.
    It never has.

    You could have paid $12,000 or $120,000 — doesn’t matter.
    If it’s only worth $9K today, that’s what you can sell it for.
    If it’s worth $90K, that’s what it’ll bring — regardless of whether you picked it up for $8K or $80K.

    Funny how people understand this perfectly when it goes the other direction:

    “I only paid $10K, but now it’s worth a million.”

    Exactly. Because the value isn’t determined by what you spent.

    It’s determined by what the next person is willing to pay.

    Exhibit A: MySpace

    News Corp (the parent company of FOX) bought MySpace for $580 million in 2005.
    Six years later, they sold it for $35 million.

    They didn’t get to say:

    “But we spent so much!”

    The market didn’t care.

    Facebook had already taken over, the platform was dying, and the price reflected reality — not the emotions attached to the invoice.

    Sunk Costs ≠ Smart Strategy

    This isn’t just about land.
    It’s about decision-making in general.

    Let’s say you bought movie tickets for Saturday night, but a friend offers you a last-minute seat at a playoff game or a concert you’d rather attend.

    Many people will say,

    “Well I already paid for the movie, so I don’t want to waste the money.”

    But that money’s gone either way.

    So the only rational decision is to ask:

    What do I want more — right now — given what I know?

    Same goes for your land or your lot.

    You already spent the money. You can’t unspend it.

    The smart question isn’t “How do I get it back?”

    It’s “What’s the best move from here?”

    Even the Pros Get It Wrong

    Teams do this in sports all the time.

    A front office pays big money for a free agent.

    Then he underperforms… but they keep starting him anyway.

    Why?

    Because they “have to get something out of the investment.”

    Except they don’t. The money is gone.

    The only smart move is to play the guy who gives you the best chance to win today — not the one who used to look good on paper.

    Back to Your Lot

    If you’re thinking about selling, start with this:

    • What is it worth today?
    • What are your real options going forward?
    • And what’s the smartest move based on that — not based on what you hoped would happen when you bought it?

    Emotion’s allowed — but it doesn’t set the price.
    Buyers don’t pay extra for sentimental value.

    The best decision isn’t always the one that feels best in the moment.
    It’s the one that gets you where you’re trying to go.

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  • Luck Isn’t a Plan — Showing Up Is

    Luck Isn’t a Plan — Showing Up Is

    Strange how preparation looks like fortune to everyone else.

    Phil Hellmuth wrote in one of his books that you’re always in the right place at the right time.

    Which is a comforting thought… unless you’re sitting in your truck eating gas-station beef jerky and avoiding the phone calls you know you should be making.

    Then it just feels personal.

    And I’m guessing he didn’t write that line right after getting slow-rolled and going full Poker Brat on ESPN.

    Scott Adams put it a different way:
    “Position yourself where luck is likely to run into you.”

    Which is really just the same idea with fewer affirmations and more sarcasm.

    If you sit in your living room waiting for opportunity to show up like the Amazon guy, good luck.

    Opportunity doesn’t knock — it just kind of wanders around hoping to bump into someone who’s not asleep.

    In real estate, “luck” looks suspiciously like:

    • Checking zoning agendas
    • Noticing when a water district suddenly gets busy
    • Paying attention to which road the county is widening
    • Getting your marketing out before everyone else decides it’s a good idea

    People will tell you, “Wow, that was great timing.”

    Yeah.

    Amazing coincidence that I was “coincidentally” paying attention, asking questions, and doing the boring work while everyone else was scrolling TikTok.

    Funny how that works.

    The truth is simple:

    Luck happens way more often when you’re actually looking for it.

    You don’t have to be perfect. Half the game is just being awake, consistent, and willing to act before something is 100% figured out.

    A lot of big wins start with, “I’m not totally sure what I’m doing, but let’s try.”

    And then — weeks or months later — someone says,

    “Man, must be nice… you’re lucky.”

    Sure. Lucky.

    Let’s go with that — it sounds nicer than “I out-worked you.”

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    PS- You’re probably not looking to buy or sell real estate today. But you know the time to start preparing is well before you’re actually planning to do something.

    I offer a free, no obligation value analysis of any non-residential property. It includes nearby comparable sales (with actual prices), info about nearby development activity, utility info, market trends, etc.

    With that in hand you’re ahead of the game, and ready to move when our friend luck shows up. Which seems to happen more often when you’re proactive.

    Would it be a bad idea to make yourself luckier?

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  • Did Someone Kidnap the Nigerian Prince?

    Did Someone Kidnap the Nigerian Prince?

    This one was more convoluted than a Jerry Jones postgame interview.

    One of the aggravating things about being in this business is that the various associations I’m required to be a part of (local, state, and national Realtors boards, etc.) like to sell our info to marketers.

    Not a day goes by that I don’t get multiple texts or emails offering things like “better insurance options for self-employed professionals” or “exclusive access to off-market opportunities.”

    I don’t want to complain too much — everybody gets sold to. And usually it’s easy to tell when it’s a blast solicitation, even when they’re trying to make it sound personal.

    It’s a minor annoyance at most.

    Besides, every now and then one’s even worth a laugh.

    I got one on Sunday with enough word salad to make Kamala Harris blush:

    Hey Michael,

    We have a strategic who has a strong interest in making an investment into Mike Browning Realty’s space. We are a capital advisory firm that collaborates closely with a select group of sponsors, and this particular group has significant interest in Mike Browning Realty’s vertical, so we wanted to reach out and see if you are open to bringing on capital.

    Can we set up a time to discuss this opportunity?

    Thanks,

    Now read it again and ask yourself one question:

    What did they actually say?

    • No numbers.
    • No investment size.
    • No structure.
    • No name of the investor.
    • No reason they reached out to me specifically.

    Just a pile of buzzwords.

    People who actually have money — and want to deploy it — don’t talk like this. They don’t need to.

    They are short, clear, and direct.

    And that’s before you get to the part where: if someone truly has capital to place, the opportunities find them — not the other way around.

    The longer it takes someone to explain who they are and what they want, the more likely it is they don’t really know — or they don’t want you to know.

    That’s the whole play with emails like this: sound impressive so you won’t ask simple questions.

    And if you respond, the next step is almost always:

    • an “intro call,”
    • followed by a “strategic positioning process,”
    • followed by an “engagement agreement,”
    • followed by you paying them to “help find capital.”

    Translation:

    They don’t bring money — you are the money.

    Nothing wrong with someone selling consulting services.

    But when someone pretends to be an investor while hoping you’ll become a client, that’s a red flag the size of a billboard.

    So here’s the rule:

    If it takes more than one sentence to explain what they want, they’re not serious.

    If it’s real, it’s clear.

    If it sounds like a LinkedIn influencer swallowed a thesaurus — delete it.

    Because whether it’s real estate, business, or anything else:

    People who know what they’re doing speak plainly.
    People who don’t hide behind vocabulary.

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