If you are in the market for a home with land, consider Wilson County.  Some of the subdivisions are within 15 minutes of Brooks City Base area and 20 minutes to downtown. There are several towns located here but Adkins, St. Hedwig, LaVernia and Floresville offer the closest commute.  If you are looking for something further away with good land and hunting, consider Nixon, Stockdale, Denhawken, Pandora, Poth, or Falls City.Floresville and LaVernia are growing and it is seen in the changes in the towns.  Floresville is the county seat and has the annual Peanut Festival.  LaVernia has the Bluebonnet Festival and Stockdale has the Watermelon Jubilee. Floresville has the famous Cycle Ranch where bike racing abounds.   See their website for pictures of the races. The further you locate from ... 06/29/2009

Floresville was named for Don Francisco Flores de Abrego, a rancher who established his ranch about six miles northwest of the current location of Floresville in 1832. In 1833 the nucleus of the present town was founded on land donated by the Flores family; it became the Wilson County seat in 1885. Flores de Abrego's ranch followed in a farming and ranching tradition already 100 years old at the time of his settlement. Rancho de las Cabras, or "the goat ranch," was established near present-day Floresville in the mid- 1700s as a grazing ground for Mission Espada. The rancho was located about 30 miles southeast of Mission Espada, on the San Antonio River, near present-day Floresville. Rancho de las Cabras was a place to raise cattle to feed the Spanish priests and the Indians who lived at... 06/29/2009

  Along with my passion for real estate, I have a passion for golf.  I fell in love with the game in 1996 and have been hooked since!  I've had the opportunity and pleasure to play golf courses all around Europe during my time in the military.  I've played in Scotland, England, Italy, Ireland and Germany.  There may be a few more countries that escape my memory.  I've decided that since i still have the passion and love real estate, local events, and golf, why not combine them for you.  I will create blogs for every course I will and have played in the San Antonio area, and....  provide you with my personal opinion of the course and the area.  You never know, it may be an area that strikes your interest to live and play.  I'll be here for both options!  Look forward to the updates!   I'... 01/20/2009