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Jack Thursday - Challenges of the Times We Live In (LA 1641) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steven, Jill. Jill DeWit: Happy Thanksgiving. Steven Butala: Oh my gosh. I hadn't thought about that. Jill DeWit: Yep. Steven Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show and welcome to Thanksgiving. If you're listening to this, shouldn't you be doing something else right now? Jill DeWit: You are sick of your family. Aren't you? Steven Butala: You're obtaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit broadcasting from the valley of the sun and hosting a big meal. Steven Butala: Today is Jack Thursday. I'm going to talk about the challenges of the times we live in, Thanksgiving style. Jill DeWit: This is the biggest one I've ever done. Steven Butala: Shouldn't you guys have something better to do than recording a show and talking to us on Thanksgiving. Ah, we recorded that way weeks earlier. Jill DeWit: I know. Steven Butala: Right Jill? Jill DeWit: But I'll post something. I'll

Failed Anatomy of a Spec Home Deal (HA 1640) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining real estate investment talk. I guess this is the house academy show. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Steven Butala: Today Jill and I talk about the failed anatomy of a spec home deal. Jill DeWit: So this is interesting, because now where we are with housing, right? People are talking about housing shortages. People are talking about getting things rezoned, so you could have more homes, like LA county, have more homes on a lot to make it for, so there's more places where people to live, right, and affordable. And it's interesting. And there's a lot of building going on. Not just renovating now since COVID and people are home, but a lot of people are moving and choosing to buy land. Yay! Happy for us. And put houses on there. And it's just mind boggling to me, some of th

Land Academy Shifts into Third Gear for 2022 (LA 1639) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Good day. 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 sun. Steven Butala: Today Jill and I talk about how Land Academy is shifting into third gear for 2022. Jill DeWit: You just brought this up on Clubhouse last week. Steven Butala: I have. I have this thing about there are stages in everything. Usually four stages. Three or four stages in everything. So Land Academy is getting into stage three. Which, stage three of everything is the most exciting for me. It's like, "Yeah, we know what works!" I'll explain it all, but stage four is where it all works and you're just eating bonbons and hanging out. It's not that fun. Jill DeWit: By the way, I was going to thank everyone who suffered through yesterday's show. It was kind of a hodge podge of topics. I think it

What to Do When you Can't Stay on Your Own Schedule (LA 1638) 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 Dewitt broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about what to do when you can't stay on your own schedule. Jill DeWit: Hey, for a minute. I was like, "I'm going to be just like the listeners right now. I don't know what this topic is about." And then I remember what we were talking about earlier. I'm like, "Okay, I got it." This came out of your intensive, right? Steven Butala: Came out of a discussion that you and I had earlier- Jill DeWit: Oh shit. Steven Butala: ...about writing topics for the podcast this week. Jill DeWit: Well, there is that. Steven Butala: And it was your idea. Jill DeWit: Thank you. Which came out of the intensive which wrapped up last week and I got to be a guest, if you will, on

Jill Friday - How to Sound Like a Professional Investor (LA 1637) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steven 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 sun. Steven Butala: Today Jill and I talk... Well, it's Jill Friday, and she's going to tell us how to sound like a professional investor. I'm as excited and interested as this as you are. Jill DeWit: Thanks. Steven Butala: Before we get into it. Let's take a question posted by one of our members on the LandInvestors.com online community, is free, and don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy YouTube channel and comment on the shows you like. Jill DeWit: Okay. Erin wrote, "What are some good ways to recover from a mailer that was priced too high?" Steven Butala: I figure this is right up your alley. Jill DeWit: Totally. This is hard. I know it, it's hard to get used to. It's so much easier t

Jack Thursday - Fishing for Land (LA 1636) 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 DeWitt broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Butala: Today is Jack Thursday. I'm going to talk about fishing for land. Jill DeWit: I like this. Steven Butala: There's a lot of things about fishing. Jill DeWit: There's a lot of talk about fishing right now with you. Steven Butala: Well, I'm getting older and you know, this is what I told my bartender recently, I need a hobby. Jill DeWit: Like you have one bartender. Steven Butala: Yeah. One of the bartenders. I know, I know who's familiar with all my flaws. Jill DeWit: Got it. Steven Butala: And well, anyway. Jill DeWit: Oh, well finish the sentence. Steven Butala: Oh, I just need a hobby and I've always loved fishing. I grew up doing it. I grew up in Michigan, sometimes in Northern Michigan, and

Learn More About House Academy Here Why We Have Not Missed the Housing Boom (LA 1635) Transcript: Steven:Steve and Jill here. Jill:Hello. Steven:Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill:There was a long pause there. I'm Jill DeWit and we are broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven:Today, Jill and I talk about why we've not missed the housing boom at all. Jill:Personally or all of us? Steven:All of us. Jill:Good. Steven:This all comes from... Jill and I have children between the ages of, let's say 26, 27 and 18, and all of them and all of their friends have all throughout their entire... Let's call it late teens, early twenties have said, "Well, you guys are the generation or two generations before us. And thanks for wrecking everything." Jill:"You guys are the last homeowners," like, "Hold on a moment." Steven:To which I say, "I said the same thing to my parents," to which my parents have said, "That's what I said to my parents." Before we

Introducing Land Academy Garage Sale (LA 1634) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hey. Steven Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWitt, broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about what we're going to introduce: the Land Academy garage sale. Jill DeWit: I love it. Steven Butala: So do I and it was a smash hit. A lot of stuff we do, a lot of these [sub 00:00:20] and products that we do just don't catch on. We are in beta right here on this thing, and it really, really works. It's our way of internally auctioning off property that... Every land investor has a bunch of stuff, a bunch of [pieces 00:00:37] of property laying around that, for whatever reason, are accumulating taxes, they haven't gotten sold. They just fell through the cracks. I have properties since 25 years ago that we still have. And so, it's a $1 no-reserve of auction. We're just auct

When is it Time to Seek Professional Help (LA 1633) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hi. 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 Sun. Steven Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about when is it time to seek professional help? Jill DeWit: No, we don't mean marriage counseling, or whatever issues that you're having. Steven Butala: Are you sure? I disagree. There's no way we can do this episode without addressing this stuff. Jill DeWit: Oh, okay. Got it. That's not where I was going, though. Steven Butala: Every week Jill and I sit down, usually pretty briefly and say, "All right. Let's come up with five topics," and so first thing I do is I go into Discord and see what's on everybody's mind and try to make this some semblance of intelligent. That's not what Jill does. She goes off and she's like, "This is what people need. We need to-" Jill DeWit

Jill Friday - It's about Connecting with People, Not What You Know (LA 1632) 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 Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today is Jill Friday, and she's going to talk about how it's all about connecting with people and not really as much about what you know. Jill K DeWit: Yep. So you've heard Jack this week talk about these intensive trainings, and his is Get Your Mailer Out. I'm doing one too. And mine, it's really called, How Jill Gets Deals Done. And I'm really trying to have everyone take a step back and think about ways and how, and techniques and words and listening to connect with people, because you're going to get more deals out of it. You mentioned that, I don't remember what day it was, we were talking. It was a data heavy day and you were mentioning, "This i

Jack Thursday - Get to Know Your Zip Code (LA 1631) 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 DeWit, broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today is Jack Thursday. I'm going to talk about getting to know your zip code. And I can promise you this, this has nothing to do with the real estate, mailers, data. It has to do with your zip code and your life. Jill K DeWit: I'm thinking of all the times you use that phrase. "Jill, get to know your equipment. Jill, get to know your staff. Jill, get to know your job description." Steven Jack Butala: Get to know your life partner. Jill K DeWit: Get to know your life partner. Steven Jack Butala: Your job description? Jill K DeWit: I don't know. "Jill, get to know how an oven works." Steven Jack Butala: What? Jill K DeWit: No, I know how that is. They were like ... You use

Learn More About House Academy Here Zillow's Buying Spree Gone Wrong (LA 1630) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala:Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit:Hello. Steven Jack Butala:Welcome to the House 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 Zillow's buying spree and how it's gone wrong. Jill K DeWit:I feel bad. Steven Jack Butala:I don't. Jill K DeWit:I know. Steven Jack Butala:I feel great. Jill K DeWit:I know. It's true, but somebody's head's going to roll. Steven Jack Butala:Zillow is pretty much a household word. It's a place to go look at what's for sale for all real estate types. It's a place to go get data. It's a place to post properties. If you buy, like us, buy and sell land. And it's been around for a while. I'll give all the stats here in the regular show, but they started in 2005. And as a tech company, are a huge example of success. And rece

Improving Mailer Yield is Fiction (LA 1629) 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 DeWit, broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about improving your mailer yield and how it's fiction. Jill K DeWit: Sounds very technical. Steven Jack Butala: It's not. Jill K DeWit: Okay. It sounds technical. Steven Jack Butala: Actually, this is more of a chill topic than anything else. And at the end of this, there's just a massive compliment for you. And I'm not trying to get anything from you, but it's true. Jill K DeWit: Are you sure? Steven Jack Butala: We'll see what happens. There might be- Jill K DeWit: If you were trying to get some ... Let's just talk for just a moment here. Let's pause. Time out. If you were trying to get something from me, what would it be? Steven Jack Butala: Smiles. Ji

Who Exactly are You Doing Business With (LA 1628) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steven 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 Jill and I talk about who exactly are you doing business with? Jill K DeWit: I know who I'm doing business with. Do you? Steven Jack Butala: I know who my partners are. Jill K DeWit: Okay, got it. Steven Jack Butala: Very much who my partner, singular, is. Jill K DeWit: Got it. Steven Jack Butala: I honestly ... After this whole incident went down in Discord, which I'll explain in a second here. Jill K DeWit: Okay. Steven Jack Butala: Got me thinking, you know what? I actually, we have all these members, I have no idea. Jill K DeWit: Uh-oh. I'm a little worried. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landi

Jill Friday - Land Academy is a Support Group (LA 1626) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Happy Friday. 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 Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today is Jill Friday. She's going to talk about our Land Academy and how it's a support group. Jill DeWit: It's funny. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, do you want to give a little prelude on what you're going to talk about? Jill DeWit: Nah. 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 the Land Academy YouTube channel and comment on the shows you like. Jill DeWit: Steven wrote, "Results of the first mailer. Now that the recension date has passed ... Now that I paid for all the mail, the education, the data, subscriptions,

Jack Thursday - Distractions from Success (LA 1625) 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 Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today is Jack Thursday and I'm going to talk about distractions from your success. Jill DeWit: Oh, I bet you have a whole lot to say. Steven Jack Butala: What's the biggest distraction that you experience? What's the thing standing in your way? Besides me, standing in your way of being the successful woman I know is inside of you. Jill DeWit: Wasting time on deals that are too small. Steven Jack Butala: Beautiful answer. Wow, that didn't take long for you to answer. Jill DeWit: No, it didn't, because it was perfect timing. I just came in from my desk and I'm looking at- Steven Jack Butala: Tell us the story. Jill DeWit: I'm looking at deals... Here's the good news, some of

Learn More About House Academy Here Housing Market Predictions for 2022 (HA 1624) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala:Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit:Hi. Steven Jack Butala:Welcome to the Land Academy Show. Really the House Academy Show today. Entertaining real estate investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit:And I'm Jill DeWit. And, we are broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Steven Jack Butala:Today, Jill and I are talking about housing predictions for 2022. Jill DeWit:I like to say I was asking this question too, to you earlier. I'm like, "I know you read up on all this stuff. You're really current on all this stuff. What the heck is everybody saying?" I'm personally dying to know. I have my thoughts, but I want to know what your thoughts are and what the general opinion is. Steven Jack Butala:So, it's the fourth quarter, it's October 2021. It's a fourth quarter where everyone who's got any type of involvement in any market, whether it's a stock market or commodities or anything else or weath

The Truth about Mailer Haight (LA 1623) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Howdy. 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 this sweet valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about the truth about mailer hate. Jill DeWit: Why do you say with that much [inaudible 00:00:18]? Steven Jack Butala: Because I don't want to be misconstrued of mispronouncing it. Does it bug you? Jill DeWit: No, I just was wondering. Steven Jack Butala: You know, why? Because this has been a topic since I've been buying, selling property through sending out mailers. I want to say it with emphasis. There's a lot of hate involved in this business. Jill's about to dispel that theory that I have here. She's long dispelled this because she has experience as a customer service person many, many years ago. Jill DeWit: There's always going to be hate. Steven Jack

Psychology of Choosing Land Investment as a Career (LA 1622) 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 Stephen Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today, Jill and I talk about the psychology of choosing land investment as a career. It seems simple, but it's not. Jill DeWit: I love this. Steven Jack Butala: So do I. Jill DeWit: It's really good. I have two, I think, really good points that I see as, for me personally, why we do this and why it makes sense to me and I'm happy to share. Because I know a lot of people think like I do, and I want to share this. Steven Jack Butala: Over the course of the years, I've had people way more successful and wealthy than me and way less successful and wealthy than I am make comments on this, and none of it's wrong. So this show is about the perception, those perceptions. Jill

Jill Friday - How You Know You are Good at Something (LA 1621) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Happy Friday. 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 sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today Jill and I talk... Well, it's Jill Friday, and she's going to talk about how you know you're good at something. Jill DeWit: Do you know what you're good at? Steven Jack Butala: Yeah, I'm probably a unhealthy level of confidence in about two or three things in life. And then everything else is just like, "Wow. I need to improve on that." Jill DeWit: Oh, come on. You're good at more than you think, and I actually have a couple of things here. This is not going to be all like, "Oh, this is great. We're going to hear them tell each other how great they are." No, but I'm going to give some good examples of some things so you can figure out what you are good a