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Jack Thursday - Why I'm Never Satisfied in Business (LA 1866) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit. Coming to you from Steven's hometown. Steven Jack Butala: Detroit, Michigan. Jill DeWit: Yup. Steven Jack Butala: Jill and I are on a huge road trip, two month, maybe three month road trip. For about three or four weeks into it, we're in Detroit, coming off of our niece's wedding. Today's topic, well, it's Jack Thursday and I'm going to talk about why I'm never satisfied in business and why I think it's actually pretty healthy. Jill DeWit: Interesting. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community. It's free, and don't forget to subscribe on a Land Academy YouTube channel and comment on the shows you like. Why? It actually really works. It helps us develop content that you might

How to Buy Land the Right and Wrong Way (LA 1865) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hi. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, coming to you from the coolest city right now, I think, where we are sitting in just north of Detroit. I'm having a ball. Steven Jack Butala: Me too. Jill DeWit: This has been so much fun. Steven Jack Butala: Absolute opposite of what I thought was going to happen. Jill DeWit: Let me tell you what I accidentally did, and then we'll start this show. I didn't realize until the other day that I've accidentally put you back in 1980... fill in the blank. So 1985 or four or something. Steven Jack Butala: Probably '83, but yes. Jill DeWit: '83. Okay. Here's what I've done. We are sitting in Steven's hometown having multiple fun evenings of dinner and shenanigans with all is high school buddies driving around in a version of his original high schoo

Real Estate Lessons Learned From Detroit's Apparent Comeback (LA 1864) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hi. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from awesome motor city, Detroit. Technically, I'm not really in Detroit right now. We're a little bit Do North. Steven Jack Butala: Do North. Jill DeWit: ... of Detroit, right along Lake St. Clair. Steven Jack Butala: Yeah. Good, you're getting it. Jill DeWit: Thank very much. I'm getting it. Learning my way around a little bit and it's amazing. And boy, do you people here in Detroit drive fast? Steven Jack Butala: This is someone from Los Angeles. Jill DeWit: I thought we drove nuts in LA. I was like, "I got to up my game to keep up with you all." It's impressive. Steven Jack Butala: I forgot. But yeah, it's always been like that. Jill DeWit: Yeah. Man, you guys drive fast. And man, do you have a lot of

Land Investing From the Road: Update Number 3 (LA 1863) Transcript: Speaker 1: Steven, Jill here. Speaker 2: Hello. Speaker 1: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Speaker 2: And I'm Jill DeWitt, broadcasting from Hall, the MotorCity from Detroit. Speaker 1: Today Jill and I talk about land investing from the road and this is update number three. We started in Arizona, we worked our way across the country. Spent way too much time because we were having a blast in Colorado. Didn't spend too much time, but had a blast in Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin. Speaker 2: So last week when we were recording, we were coming to you from Traverse City, Michigan. As you can see, we didn't make it that far. We have a lot of family to see and we're actually having a good time. You know what? We have a lot of family to see and the weather has been cooperative. And those of you who know Michigan, especially know the northern parts, it's so pretty with your lakes. It's

Jill Friday - After 30 days We are Getting Land Deals Done From the Road (LA 1862) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Three, two... Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hi. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I am Jill DeWit broadcasting from one of the largest football rivalry states in the country. As this airs, it is Friday, September 30th, I happen to know that Michigan State will play Maryland tomorrow and U of M will play Iowa. And in case you're not sure, the big rivalry game between the two Michigan, Michigan and Michigan State, will happen on October 29th this year. So just getting that out of the way. Boy, have I learned, there's a big difference whether you wear green, or blue and gold around here, green and white, or blue and gold. And we wear green and white, and I've bought more green and white. Steven Jack Butala: We've earned it, by the way. A lot of people wear those colors, they don't know anything

Jack Thursday - Fourth Quarter Decision Making Time (LA 1861) Transcript: Jill K DeWit: Camera moment. Steven Jack Butala: And we video in three, two. Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hi. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show. Entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the beautiful, scenic land of M22. Steven Jack Butala: Wow. Jill K DeWit: Boy, wasn't that pretty? We did a lot of M22 the other day. Steven Jack Butala: I'll explain it in a second. Jill K DeWit: Okay. Steven Jack Butala: Today is Jack Thursday and I'm going to talk to you about how it is now the fourth quarter, and you have to make some decisions about how you want the rest of your financial year to go. Jill K DeWit: Sounds like a football moment. Steven Jack Butala: Yeah. Jill K DeWit: Okay. Steven Jack Butala: There's a road called M22, the state road Michigan 22. And it goes around... If Michigan were a mitten, it goes around this finger righ

Difference Between County Unincorporated and Township Land (LA 1860) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment advice. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit broadcasting from the valley of fishing. I should say, not the fishing from the land of fishing. We'll look behind me. There's so much fishing going on here and I never knew what smelt was. Isn't that funny? Steven Jack Butala: Oh yeah. Jill K DeWit: Until come here I didn't. Yeah. I'm like, I thought smelt was well, something smelt. I didn't know that was a fish. Steven Jack Butala: People think that's how you use the word. Jill K DeWit: I know that's not how. Steven Jack Butala: It's okay. Jill K DeWit: No. Yeah. Like what the heck is smelt? How do you eat that? I'm like, oh, it's a fish. So anyway. Yeah. And you're loving it. I'm loving it. Steven Jack Butala: I've been fishing since I got here. This is Silver

Land Academy as a Legacy Business (LA 1859) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Howdy. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill Dewit, broadcasting from the Apple Centric, awesome Michigan. How's that? How many apples are in a bushel? You know it's funny, your sister-in-law, your sister, my sister-in-law brought up picking up a bushel of apples the other day and I'm like, that sounds cool. I want that too, but I don't know if I can fit it here. How many apples are in a bushel? Is that like one big basket? Steven Jack Butala: I'm just as much now from the west as you are. Jill K DeWit: Have you ever had a bushel of apples? Steven Jack Butala: I don't think you should buy a bushel of apples unless you're going to make moonshine. Jill K DeWit: Or pie. Steven Jack Butala: Or what else? Jill K DeWit: Pie. Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Moonshine because it... Yes. Jill K DeWit:

In-Person vs Online Trolling for Counties to send blind offers to Buy Land (LA 1858) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to The Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the cherry capital of the world. I have to say, I love it. I love cherries. I love cherries so much that over my shoulder here, let me just show you. I even picked up some cherry flavored whiskey from the Grand Traverse Distillery, and boy is it delicious. We are actually coming to you from Traverse City, Michigan right now. Steven Jack Butala: Yeah, if you don't already know from last week we've been on the road for at least two weeks, maybe a little bit more. Our destination- Jill K DeWit: Shucks, three tomorrow. Steven Jack Butala: Our destination was our niece's wedding here in Traverse City. We've got that behind us and apparently everybody else does too, because you know how wed

Jill Friday - Pricing Like a Seven-Year-Old (LA 1856) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I am Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the valley of the loyal sports fans. We have the Brewers, we have the Packers, and we have the Bucks. You think I'm kidding? Steven Jack Butala: No, we're not kidding. Jill DeWit: We have, in the days that we have been here, seen some amazing, awesome, loyal, crazy fans, in a good way crazy. Steven Jack Butala: And some real estate too. Jill DeWit: Oh yeah, that too. Steven Jack Butala: Some great real estate. Jill DeWit: Do you think they picked the green because everything else is so green? Steven Jack Butala: Yeah. Jill DeWit: Okay. Steven Jack Butala: I do. Jill DeWit: Okay. Steven Jack Butala: Jill's from Southern California where everything's brown. Jill DeWit: Yeah. Steven Jack Butala: So she's gettin

Jack Thursday - All the Decisions You Make Add Up (LA 1855) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show. Entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit. Broadcasting from the valley of the cheese curds. I first- Steven Jack Butala: Burned Wisconsin. Jill DeWit: I first learned about cheese curds in Seattle. Now why Seattle has good cheese curds? I don't know, maybe a lot of people from cheese areas like Wisconsin have relocated to Seattle. If you know The 5 Point Cafe, that's the first time I experienced them. And then I have to say here in Wisconsin, now I found some even better cheese curds. So sorry, Seattle. They rock here. Steven Jack Butala: Maybe it's because the weather's the same. Jill DeWit: That's it. Wisconsin people can move to Seattle because they can handle it. That actually makes sense. Steven Jack Butala: This is a personal note. I don't know why you need to dee

Jack's Career Path Alumni Advice (LA 1854) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the Valley of the Beer. Steven Butala: Oh yeah. Milwaukee's close. Jill DeWit: Yeah. Steven Butala: Didn't think about that. Jill DeWit: Oh, exactly. Steven Butala: We're going to test that tonight. Jill DeWit: Oh yeah, we had something night. What was the Amber? The Shocks? Steven Butala: Yeah. What was that? Jill DeWit: I can't remember the name of that Amber Beer, but it was delicious. There's a... I'm going to cycle through a few of them tonight too. Steven Butala: Yeah, Jill DeWit: I'm going to get to know. Steven Butala: We'll give you a report. Jill DeWit: The good. All I keep hearing is good Wisconsin Beer. I know about the other good stuff you have. Steven Butala: Yeah. Jill DeWit: So cool. Steven Butala: Today Jill an

Learning How to Run a Business (LA 1853) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steven and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show. Entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit broadcasting from the valley of the cheese. Steven Jack Butala: We're in Wisconsin today. Jill DeWit: Yes we are. You know what? And I'm looking for that chocolate cheese. I've had it. I know of it. I don't know where to find it but I'm on a mission. Steven Jack Butala: If anybody knows where to get the chocolate cheese, we'll be here for a while. Please let us know or staff know or put it in there. Jill DeWit: Yeah. Steven Jack Butala: YouTube or anyway, you can get to us. Jill DeWit: Yeah. Please tell me the home of the chocolate cheese. Because it's so good. Steven Jack Butala: Today Jill and I are going to talk about learning how to run a business. As I said yesterday, an integral part of what we do here. It takes up at least 50% of the time

Career Path Alumni Call Topic: Mailer Yield is Subjective (LA 1852) Transcript: Speaker 1: Steven Jill here. Speaker 2: Hello. Speaker 1: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Speaker 2: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the Valley of the Rain. If you're watching this and you are looking over my shoulder like, "I see a lot of green." Yeah, that's a lot of green. And it's wet green. We are literally sitting... As you can see, it's not as glamorous. I may or may not be in an RV dinette. Yes, that's exactly where I'm sitting. Highly encourage you to go on YouTube and you'll get a kick out of this. And, "Jill, why is your hair frizzy?" Oh, because it's big hair day here in the Valley of the Rain. It's a- Speaker 1: Our final child is officially in college, and the same week we left, Jill and I left in our RV and are driving across the country. We're in Madison, Wisconsin today. We were in Nebraska for the last couple of days before that, in Colorado

How to Schedule Your Days Successfully (ReAir LA 1529) Transcript: S Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. S Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from sunny southern California. S Jack Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about how to schedule your days successfully. Jill DeWit: All right, brain, go for it. S Jack Butala: Full disclosure, this is one of my favorite topics, and here's why. Not because I love to live in my calendar, but I love to make money. And this is the only way I know how to actually run a crew and make money and sleep at night, quite honestly. Jill DeWit: I thought you were going to say, I love to make fun of Jill. S Jack Butala: No, I don't want to ... Jill's amazingly good at this. She doesn't realize it, but we'll make fun of her in a minute. Jill DeWit: I kind of am. I mean, I do, on the big stuff. Maybe the little stuff, I kind of slack on, but remember

How Many Offers Should You Really Be Sending per Month (ReAir LA 1453) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show. Happy Friday. Entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from sunny southern Scottsdale, Arizona. Steven Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about how many offers should you really be sending a month. And yesterday we agreed that- Jill DeWit: We'll do three levels, whether you're brand new, whether you're intermediate or just an average in this business and then your advanced/pro, what you should be sending. And like I said, we separately wrote down our numbers and we'll share them with you in a few minutes. Steven Butala: But before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community. It's free. And if you're a Land Academy member already, join us on Discord. I really mean that. If you're a Land Academy mem

Jill Friday - How to Get a Land Deal Done with a Mediocre Partner (LA 1847) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steven Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today is Jill Friday. And she's going to talk about how to get a land deal done with a mediocre partner. Jill K DeWit: And I don't mean Jack. Steven Jack Butala: If you did, I would sit and listen. Maybe we can fix it and maybe we can't, probably not. Jill K DeWit: What? Wait, let's just hold. Let's take a little time out for a second. Let me think, I'm going to try to think of one way that I'm mediocre and you try to think of one way that you think you're mediocre and we're going to present them and then we'll see if we agree or not, okay? So let me think about this here. It's kind of hard for me to come up with one. Just kidding. Totally kidding. Medio

Jack Thursday - Why I Killed Several Land Deals My Partners Already Approved (LA 1846) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hi. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWitt, broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday, and I'm going to talk about, in detail, why I killed, recently killed, several land deals my partners already proved. Jill K DeWit: This is fun. Steven Jack Butala: I think this is- Jill K DeWit: I get to sit back and let you... Because I kind of saw it in air table, kind of watched it happen, which is really nice. Steven Jack Butala: This is going to be informative, I think. Jill K DeWit: Yeah. This is cool. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community, it's free, and please don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy YouTu

The Role of Research in Land Investing (LA 1845) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hi. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show Entertaining Real Estate Investment Talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about the role of research in land investing and it's not a minor role. Like I said yesterday, we just are in the information age, literally. And there's not a topic I've ever couldn't find any content or reviews on on the internet about anything to make a really well informed decision. Jill K DeWit: Let me give you some truth here about Jack. Steven Jack Butala: Let's do the show first. Jill K DeWit: No, no, no. This ties into this. Give me just a second here. One of the lovely things about our relationship, the ying and the yang. Steven Jack Butala: One of the lovely things. Jill K DeWit: Lovely. No, it is actually. This is a good thing. Steven J

How Many Blind Offers You Send is Tied Directly to Your Success (LA 1844) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Stephen Jack Butala. Jill K DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWitt. Broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Steven Jack Butala: This week we're broadcasting from the valley of the sun. But by the time you listen to this, we are deep into the center of the country in an RV. Jill K DeWit: I know, I'm going to have to change it every time we record. I'm going to come up with a cute saying as to wherever we are, fill in the blank, it might be brought broadcasting from the center of the rust belt. Steven Jack Butala: Rust belt cracks you up. Rust belt's been... Jill just learned the word rust belt. Jill K DeWit: Do you know what's funny? Do you know what it is? I actually used soup to nuts in a sentence the other day and I didn't know soup to nuts for a while too. That's old schoo