Today we’d like to introduce you to Brandon Johnson. Them and their team share their story with us below:
Brandon Johnson is the son of Bertha and Willie G Johnson Sr., sibling to Brandi Babineaux (twin sister), Willie Johnson Jr. (brother), and father to his 3-year-old daughter Cassie Johnson. He was born and raised in Beaumont, Tx. Brandon is the broker at Realty Depot of Texas, a real estate company that spans throughout the state of Texas,
a general contractor, and owner of Lucille Homes & Remodeling LLC, the newest loan originator for Security National Mortgage Company. Brandon became a real estate broker on 12/1/2016 and set up 1 of the only full-fledged brokerage services in the Golden Triangle.
Realty Depot of Texas offers all the necessary services that surround the real estate. They offers mortgages, property management, hard money lending, contracting, property management, credit repair, and some of the best agents in the industry to aid you in buying and selling a property. His passion for real estate began when he saw the return on his initial investment in his first rental property, which led him to construct his first real estate company, Brandon
Johnson Investments LLC, which is what his many investment properties are under. Brandon has been buying, selling, and investing in real estate for over 38 years now and has started a mentoring program to teach people how to invest in real estate using little to none of their capital! His biggest passion is helping and educating others to become the best person that they can be! He does this through his nonprofit organization Brandon Johnson- Believe and Achieve Foundation, where he mentors disadvantaged youth through guide right programs, helping them learn trades, and even offers scholarships to kids that would like to attend his Alma Mater Lamar University.
This organization has given countless man-hours to our community, hosting Easter Egg hunts, back-to-school drives, toy drives for Christmas, feeding families for Thanksgiving and Christmas as well as partnering with many other local organizations to help serve, impact, and better our community! Before starting these ventures, Brandon attended Lamar University, where he financed his education by working as a salesman at Ashley Furniture and Conns. In addition to graduating in Dec. of 2008 with a degree in Business, Brandon also joined the prestigious fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi (Zeta Psi chapter) where achievement is the core principle of the organization. Brandon Johnson who turned 37 this Aug. 21, dedicates his success to GOD 1st, family, friends, and every person who had to struggle in life and made the conscious decision not to give up in life and make their dreams come true! His special thanks go out to his team because without their hard work and efforts he wouldn’t have achieved the success, recognition, and notoriety that he frequently obtains.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Real Estate is never smooth, but it’s exciting no 2 transactions are alike. As a realtor, my biggest challenge is “hearsay.” It’s hard winning over a stranger to become a new client when they’ve had a bunch of personal influences from people that have never bought a house. I overcome these types of obstacles by meeting with my clients 1 on 1 and educating them on the process. This allows me to build rapport and trust, even if I have to babysit them.
Now the biggest misconception is that people believe they don’t need a realtor. There are a lot of laws in this business that applies to unlicensed individuals also. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Realtors are here to assist, guide, and protect you through the home buying process, the contract, amendments, verbiage, and all.
Both lenders and realtors have licenses to protect and are held to a standard, and a responsibility to assist to the best of our ability.
I know this I wouldn’t change anything about my journey. I feel that GOD’s plan is tailor-made to fit my life, and just the way He wants it to be. Plus, I’ve learned some valuable lessons through the ups and downs of the mistakes I’ve made, and I’ve met some awesome people who helped me along the way. Also, if it was easy you wouldn’t value it and love it as much. Right?
We’ve been impressed with Realty Depot of Texas, LLC, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
At Realty Depot of Texas, we want to fill every need any client may need and help them overcome any obstacle they may encounter.
For our investors, Realty Depot offers an apprenticeship mentoring program, in-house hard money lending, in-house property management, in-house general contracting for remodels and maintenance
For our homebuyers, Realty Depot of Texas offers educational homebuying seminars, in-house financing, credit repair, and 1 on 1 consultation to create a successful path to home ownership. We also partner with the Brandon Johnson-Believe and Achieve Foundation, which assists in creating homeownership options for low to moderate-income families. We believe the ability to become a homeowner should be attainable, by everyone.
For our sellers, Realty Depot of Texas offers like most agencies COMPS, house staging options, professional photography, professional marketing, and some of the hardest-working agents in the industry.
These opportunities we offer allow us to overcome most if not all obstacles. Some do take longer than others, but we are not into giving up.
Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
The last few years it has been a seller’s market and houses flew off the market way over the asking price, it’s starting to shift into a buyer’s market now. We are seeing sellers paying closing costs, mainly due to the current hike in interest rates. This trend could benefit investors as well, maybe the cost of investment properties and materials. I don’t see the market crashing Dodd-Frank pretty much safe-proofed us against that.
I do think it’ll slow down for a while the higher prices will be the new norm to a certain degree. The thing about Real Estate is like a diamond; it has a plethora of facets. This means there are so many ways to make a living and create generational wealth. Real Estate is 3rd on the wealth-producing chart behind oil and inheritance, which is why if you look at most millionaires’ portfolios real estate is in there.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/realtydepotoftexas
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/realty_depot_tx
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrandonRJohnson.Broker
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/Realty_Depot_Tx
