Thomas Johnston

Thomas sells Commercial / Residential Land & Homes in the Permian Basin, South Plains, Concho Basin, Hill Country, as well as West Texas & New Mexico Ranches. His college career included a run at Texas Tech where he received a BA in Communications with Marketing minor.

Thomas is a networker, this is his number one quality that sets him apart; if you need anything he has someone to fit that need or knows a professional to connect you with.

He worked as a landman leasing acreage from farmers and ranchers for wind farms while earning his real estate license. When Thomas made the transition from wind to real estate, he hit the ground running and never looked back.

Thomas is a part of the Texas Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors and Permian Basin Home Builders Association where he held a Director Position from 2011-2013, and the Permian Basin Board of Realtors where he held a Director Position 2008 - 2012.

Local Real Estate & Community Involvement

2008 MLS Committee

Political Affairs from 2007 to Present and 2010 & 2011 Past Chair

2007 - Key Communicator (Midland, TX Independent School District)

2008 Present: Education Committee

2007- Rookie Realtor of the Year Permian Basin Board of Realtors

Founded YPN (NAR Young Professionals Network) Permian Basin and Past Chair 2010 & 2011

Current Chair - Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee TREPAC

2007 2012 Director, Permian Basin Board of Realtors

2011 - 2013 Director, Permian Basin Home Builders Association

2012 - Director, Young Professionals of Midland (Chamber of Commerce)

2011- 2012 Chair, Leadership Midland (Chamber of Commerce)

2009 - Graduate of Leadership Midland

2012 - Class of Midland 101 (City Manager)

2005 - Current Director of Permian Basin Ducks Unlimited

2008 - Life Sponsor Ducks Unlimited

2010 - Life Sponsor TWA

2012 - Life Sponsor Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

2013 - Life Sponsor Dallas Safari Club

2015 - Current Invitee Landowner of The Year Award Texas Parks & Wildlife

2016 - Current - Steward of The Wild Member Texas Parks & WildLife

2019 - Life Sponsor CCA

Real Estate Statewide:

Graduate of Texas Realtors Leadership Program 2009

Recipient 2010 Texas Realtors Strike Force Award Achievements in Governmental/Political Affairs

Education Committee 2010 & 2011

Texas Realtors Leadership Program Committee 2010 & 2011

Political Affairs Committee 2009 & 2012

Participated in 2010 & 2011 Realtor Board Leadership Officers Conference

2009 Current ALC (Accredited Land Council)

2011 Current RLI (Realtor Land Institute)

Permian Basin Board of Realtors Member

Odessa Board of Realtors Member

Highland Lakes (Horseshoe Bay) Board of Realtors Member

Hill Country (Junction to Johnson City) Board of Realtors Member

San Antonio Board of Realtors Member

4 Rivers (San Marcos) Board of Realtors Member

Austin Board of Realtors Member

Waco Board of Realtors Member

San Angelo Board of Realtors Member

Co-Star Member

Loopnet Member

LandBroker Member

LandsofTexas Member

CREXI Member

Real Estate Nationally:

Invitee & Attendee NAR YPN 40 under 40 Leadership Retreat & NAR Summit in Chicago, Illinois, August 2011 40 of the Most Successful Real Estate Agents & Brokers were invited.

What My Letters Mean (as you might have been asking yourself):

Texas Licensed Broker

New Mexico Broker

ABR Certified (Accredited Buyer Representative)

CNHS Certified in New Home Sales

CCNS Certified Contract Negation Specialist

TRLP Graduate of Texas Association of Realtors Leadership Program

GRI Graduate of Realtor Institute

SFR Short-Sale / Foreclosure Resource

TAHS Texas Affordable Housing Specialist

Notary Public for the State of Texas

TVLB Texas Veteran Land Board Certified

Licensed Right of Way Agent

Currently The Real Estate Ranch is the Top Commercial Brokerage in West Texas

servicing a wide range of clients from Development, Multi-Family, Industrial, Man Camps, RV Parks, Hotels, Government Agencies, Retail and Cell Towers.

As one of the Top Ranch Agents in West Texas, Thomas travels the State of Texas in search of Ranching Investments. He is constantly scanning the web and papers looking for ranch deals and investment ranches from as far North as Lipscomb County all the way South to Hidalgo County. Thomas can find the perfect fit for you whether it be a Flip Ranch or a Turn-Key Deal. Not only does he possess great real estate knowledge, but he also possesses knowledge of government land programs and methods of funding your investments.

He has assisted in the development of the newer parts of Midland in the Past 3 years. Thats why he is at the top of everyones list when it comes to finding a development, selling out-right, or when a landowner wants to develop their land on their own.

Thomas Johnstons sales numbers since January 2007 in Midland alone were MLS Ranked #8 in that time span with 172 closed transactions totaling $550,397,253 in sales.

The Real Estate Ranch in the same time span has closed 385 Transactions totaling $830,618,049 in sales.

In 2018 alone we closed over $150 million in transactions.