Waymaker Land Advisors & Surveyors

09/29/2026

A client's investors put a hundred acre tract under contract because the price and location were right.

What they didn't confirm first was power access.

I see this constantly. The land checks every box until you find out the nearest power line does not reach the property. Bringing power in gets expensive, and if the line needs to cross a neighbor's land, you need an easement first. That is a negotiation, not a guarantee.

Sometimes a developer already ran power along the road and you can tap in easily. Other times you are negotiating access before you can even break ground.

If you work with land buyers or investors, this is worth flagging early. Confirm power access during the option period, not after closing. A quick call to the local electric cooperative can save your client a costly surprise.

If you or a client are evaluating raw land, contact us and we'll set up a free 20 minute discovery call.

Waymaker Land Advisors & Surveyors works with landowners, investors, and developers across the Texas Hill Country. Call us at 830-997-3884 or email [email protected].

09/28/2026

🎙️ HAPPENING NOW

Cody Musick and Emily Read are live with DJ Walter Gerlach of 99.1 The Buck at the Rockbox Theater in Fredericksburg! 🎶📻

Always a great opportunity to connect with our Hill Country community, share what’s happening at Waymaker, and support the people and places that make Fredericksburg such a special place to live and work.

🎙️ 99.1 The Buck
📍 Rockbox Theater | Fredericksburg, TX

09/25/2026

09/25/2026

It’s Dolly Day — 9/25 and Chelsea and Emily understood the assignment! 💕✨

They're channeling their inner Dolly Parton and workin’ 9 to 5 today. 💼👢💄

And naturally, Carl Dean made an appearance. 🦌😂 Because what’s Dolly Day without her man nearby?

Big hair. Big dreams. A little rhinestone. And a whole lotta Dolly. ✨

Happy Dolly Day from two girls just tryin’ to make a livin’! 💕🎶

09/25/2026

This is what a good Friday looks like.

That's Garret Clark on the right, one of our survey technicians and the guy we call when a job needs someone who can figure anything out in the field. On the left is one of the best clients we've had the privilege to work with.

This is the part of the work that doesn't show up on a plat: the trust, the laughs, the relationship that builds when you do right by people and their land.

We survey property. But the reason we love this work is the people standing on it.

Thank you to the clients who make days like this one. We don't take a single one of you for granted.

09/24/2026

Meet Garret Clark; Survey Technician

Garret has spent eight years in the surveying industry, joining Waymaker as a Survey Technician, S.I.T. Ask him what he loves most about the job and he'll tell you it's the paradox: every day looks the same, but the work itself is ever changing. Research is where he shines. He likes digging into the history behind a boundary before it ever gets staked in the ground.

Garret grew up in Northeast Texas and now calls Mason home, where he lives with his wife, their six children, and two hound mutts. Outside of work, you'll find him with a book in hand, music on, or knocking out projects around the house.

He describes himself as Christian, loyal, and friendly, and he means it. Ask anyone at Waymaker and they'll tell you the same. Garret was drawn here by the people first: hardworking, thorough, and willing to teach. He says the leadership at Waymaker has poured into his growth as a surveyor, and he's already looking forward to doing the same for someone else down the road.
His advice for anyone in this field: take the time now to be thorough and deliberate, so you save yourself from trouble later.

And when he talks about land, he doesn't talk about a lot of lines. He talks about it as the vehicle that turns a dream, whether it's a garden home in town or a ranch dotted with livestock and wildlife, into something real.

Fun fact: Garret has never been in an airplane he didn't jump out of.

09/22/2026

Most builders think platting only comes up when you're dividing land. I got a call last week that proves otherwise.

Same tract. Same building. All the owner wanted to do was expand it. The city still required a plat.

Here's what changed and why it matters if you own land inside city limits.

09/18/2026

Waymaker attended the September CHCBR meeting and heard from Elizabeth Nyawo of the Texas A&M Forest Service on how landowners can recognize it, slow it down, and tap into cost-share funding to fight it.

Most landowners treat oak wilt as someone else's problem until it shows up on their own property. It was the whole topic of conversation at this month's CHCBR meeting, and for good reason. Oak wilt spreads root to root, which means it does not stop at a property line even when the ownership does.

The Texas A&M Forest Service runs a cost-share program through the Texas Oak Wilt Suppression Project that is worth knowing about before you need it:

- Trenching to contain the spread: 50 percent of actual costs, up to $5,000 per landowner per year
- Multiple landowners applying together as a cooperative: up to $7,500 per project per year
- Removal of diseased red oaks: 50 percent of actual costs, up to $2,000 per cooperator per year

A cooperative here just means neighboring landowners applying together for the same containment effort, since the disease does not respect a fence line, and neither should the response to it.

A few things every landowner can do without waiting on a program:

- Do not prune oaks from February through June
- Paint any oak wound immediately
- Do not bring in firewood from unknown sources
- Talk to your neighbors, since oak wilt spreads between properties
- Contact Texas A&M Forest Service, or your city, if you suspect it on your land

One distinction worth knowing if you're buying land: Texas A&M Forest Service does not perform buyer's inspections. If oak wilt is suspected on a property you're considering, that calls for a certified arborist during your inspection period, not an assumption that someone else already checked.

09/17/2026

Meet Paul Carey, RPLS, LSLS | Principal Surveyor

With more than four decades of surveying experience, Paul Carey has built a legacy of excellence serving Texas landowners. After founding Carey Land Surveying in 1986, he became President of Medina Valley Surveys in 2003, leading the firm until it joined the Waymaker family in 2026.

A passionate advocate for "boots on the ground" surveying, Paul has personally completed nearly 12,000 boundary surveys throughout his career. His dedication to the profession extends well beyond the field, having served as President of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS), a longtime educator, and recipient of the 2023 TSPS Surveyor of the Year award.

Paul's leadership, integrity, and commitment to mentoring the next generation continue to shape the surveying profession and strengthen the Waymaker team.

More of the team on the way.

09/17/2026

🎉 ONE YEAR OF MAKING A WAY! 🎉

Today we’re celebrating Jake’s 1-year anniversary with Waymaker! ❤️

You may not always see Jake front and center, but you’ve definitely seen the results of his work. Over the past year, he’s become an important part of what happens behind the scenes at Waymaker—jumping in, figuring things out, taking ownership, learning constantly, and somehow keeping up with the approximately 4,732 things Emily Read throws his way. 😂

More importantly, Jake has learned what it means to be a Waymaker.

Find a way forward. Solve the problem in front of you. Take ownership. Keep learning. And do what it takes to move things in the right direction.

A lot of the momentum we’ve experienced this year, from our content reaching more people, to our events growing, to the community forming around Waymaker, requires a tremendous amount of work behind the scenes. Jake has become a big part of making that happen.

We’re grateful for his hard work, his willingness to grow, and the heart he brings to this team.

Happy 1 Year, Jake! Here’s to Year Two. 🥂

Onward! ❤️