Land Academy Show

Accountability in Your Land Investing Adventure (LA 1783) 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 accountability in your land investing adventure. This has been... I belong to a group. The way that a lot of Land Academy members are members of Land Academy, I'm a member of a mobile home park group. And accountability was a real hot topic this week because, and the guys that run this mobile home group are 10 times more cranky than I am and they're... Well, I'll get into it in the show. Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on thelandinvestors.com online community. It's free. And I hope you know by now that Jill and I run a small crew, every quarter, consulting slash, what would you call it? Class. It's a mas

Jill Friday - How to Confidently Make Land Decisions with Limited Information (LA 1782) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven 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 Butala: Today is Jill Friday, and she's going to talk about how to confidently make land decisions with limited information. Jill K DeWit: Yep. Steven Butala: When have you ever heard somebody said, "I've done all the research. I'm very comfortable- Jill K DeWit: Oh, I know everything. Steven Butala: ... and confident that I'm ready to have a baby." Jill K DeWit: Oh. Steven Butala: Never. Jill K DeWit: Wouldn't that be hilarious? Steven Butala: No one's ever said that sentence in the history of- Jill K DeWit: That's true. Steven Butala: ... humans. Jill K DeWit: That's very true. Oh, that's a weird example to bring up. Steven Butala: Well, it's the sam

Jack Thursday - All it Takes is One Deal (LA 1781) Transcript: Jill K DeWit: I don't know what that was. Steven Butala: Steven and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: What was that? Steven Butala: I don't know. Jill K DeWit: You're like smelling my neck? Steven Butala: No, I don't know. Our producer's told us we're supposed to pose every- Jill K DeWit: They're going say what the hell is that? Steven Butala: Yeah. Steven and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven 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 for the valley of the sun. Steven Butala: Today's Jack Thursday. And I'm going to talk about how it only just takes one deal. Jill K DeWit: So I'd love to know what you mean. Like one deal that gets started, one deal that make your career, one deal to get people out the door? I don't know. Steven Butala: When I was a young person with Ferraris in my eyes, a young professional person, all I saw was just,

Land Academy Member Dan Smart Interview (LA 1780) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve, and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven 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 Butala: Today Jill and I talk with, or interview Dan Smart. He's in Washington State, Land Academy member for a while now, and former career path. I think you were career path too. A couple, about last time... Daniel Smart: Yeah, Career Path Three. Steven Butala: Welcome to the show, Dan. We've never interviewed before, and I'm looking forward to hearing what you like, and don't like about Land Academy. Let's start there. What do you like, and not like about Land Academy? Daniel Smart: Well, there's mostly like. I mean, there's not a whole lot I don't like. So, I started about a year ago, year and a half ago. It's just very personal, and very... I mean, we have our, the way that we do land, but

Working with Your Spouse in Your Land Business (LA 1779) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hi. Steven 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 Butala: Today Jill and I talk about working with your spouse in your land business, or really at all. Jill K DeWit: Had I known how much fun and how easy that would be, I would've done it... Just kidding. Steven Butala: Here's good news. If you can work with your spouse, then you can get through anything- Jill K DeWit: That's very free true. Steven Butala: ... with your spouse. Jill K DeWit: Oh, yeah. That's true. You're golden. Steven Butala: Before I get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community. It's free. And I would like you to know we have a full blown, operational, commercial printing company called offers2owners.com. It's th

How to Manage Lawyers and Accountants in Your Land Business (LA 1778) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steven and Jill here. Jill K DeWit: Hello. Steven 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 Butala: Today Jill and I talk about how to manage lawyers, and accountants, and other professionals in your land business. Like many, many topics this thing came up- Jill K DeWit: Where did this come from? Steven Butala: Because of Discord. Jill K DeWit: But, why would you possibly come up with this? Steven Butala: So what happened- Jill K DeWit: This is not fun. Let's talk about taxes or something, like no one gets excited about that. Steven Butala: Well- Jill K DeWit: You're talking about lawyers and accountants. Steven Butala: People need to know. I don't like lawyers and accountants either. I'm am a recovering accountant. Jill K DeWit: I know that's I'm like- Steven

Jill Friday - How to Wing It on the Phone with Sellers (LA 1777) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steven 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 Dewitt. Steven Jack Butala: Broadcasting. Jill DeWit: From the valley. Steven Jack Butala: Of the sun. Today, Jill and I talked about, well, it's Jill Friday. She's going to talk about how to wing it on the phone with sellers. Jill DeWit: Like we're winging it here. Steven Jack Butala: Who doesn't wing it? Jill DeWit: Every day, every podcast, we wing it by the way. Steven Jack Butala: I mean, does everybody go into every conversation or every task that they do in their life and really know what the outcome's going to be? Jill DeWit: Oh, sure. Steven Jack Butala: There's no guarantees. You can't plan stuff out. As much as we all think we have control over stuff, we don't. We have very little control over anything. Before we get

Jack Thursday - Starting Your Day Off with a Small Success (LA 1776) 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 Dewitt broadcasting from the Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday, and I'm going to talk about starting your day with tiny little successes. I read an article, well I'll save it for the show. 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 check us out on discord. If you're a member, there's tons of amazing information being exchanged there. And don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy, YouTube channel comment on the shows you like. Jill DeWit: Michael wrote update semicolon, or colon. Excuse me, update colon. I have completed my second mail campaign. My first mail campaign was 3,500 units and yielded one deal. My second c

Land Academy Member Luke Smith Buys a Vacant Church Riddled with Drama (LA 1775) Transcript: Luke Smith: Hi, guys. Jill DeWit: Hey, how are are you? Steven Jack Butala: Hi, Luke. Luke Smith: Hey. It's my... Steven Jack Butala: Here we go. Jill DeWit: Cool. Steven Jack Butala: Let's just jump right in. I'll start it, Luke, and we'll just... We're pros, both of us. 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 sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today we have Luke Smith, and not just an interview with Land Academy member, Luke Smith, but Luke's specifically here to tell us a story about buying a church. Jill DeWit: It looks like a fireside story based on where Luke is sitting. The only thing we need now is a pipe. Steven Jack Butala: And a beard. Jill DeWit: And a fire behind you. Steven Jack Butala: Hi, Luke, how are you? Luke Smith:

One Percent Difference Rule and Compound Interest in Your Land Business (LA 1774) Transcript: Steven Jack Butala: Steven and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hi. Steven Jack Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show entertaining, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill DeWit: And I'm Jill Dewitt, broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today, jill and I talk about, really, it's kind of my topic as Jill informed me just now, the 1% difference rule in compound interest and how it's associated with your land business. I think it's associated with everything, but that's just me. Jill DeWit: Do you prefer pink nail polish or red? Because that's what I'm going to work on right now. Steven Jack Butala: It's wearer's choice. Jill DeWit: Thank you. That's how this is going to go right now. 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 I hope you know that we have a full b

A Day in the Life of a Land Investor (LA 1773) 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: I'm over here choking. Steven Jack Butala: Jill's having a little episode. Jill DeWit: Sorry. I took a big swig of coffee as we started, and that was a little too big. Anyway, I'm Jill DeWit, and we are broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today Jill and I talk about a day in the life of a successful land investor. Jill DeWit: It doesn't say, "successful." It says, "land investor," I thought we were going to go both ways. Steven Jack Butala: Oh, all right. Yeah. Let's go both ways. Jill DeWit: Come on. Let's not just assume it's all peaches and cream. Steven Jack Butala: This show, this episode is a long time coming. People have said to me, my whole career, long before even Land Academy, "Hey, could I shadow you? What do you do all day

Jill Friday - Real Relationship You Need to Establish with Your Seller (LA 1772) Transcript: Jack: Steven Jill here. Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven [inaudible] Jill : And I'm Jill Dewitt broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Jack: Today's Jill Friday. She's going to talk about the relationship you need to establish with your seller to get a deal done. Jill : Thank you. Jack: 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. I'll tell you what, back in the day, it was impossible to find a piece of real estate that has yet to be assigned a mailing address, like 123 Main Street. To solve this, we have created and enabled a live database so you can look it up by APN or assessor parcels number. It is called neighbor scoop and soon to be parcelfact.com. Check us out neighborsgroup.com or parcelfact.com. You can find property in seconds. Jill : I would open up my computer all day lo

Jack Thursday - Chasing Zero (LA 1771) Transcript: Steve and Jill here. Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. Jill: And I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from the valley of the sun. Steve: Today is Jack Thursday and I'm going to talk about this concept I created quite some time ago that just doesn't seem to die. It's sung to some people called Chasing Zero. Jill: I'm excited. I love it. This comes up often. I'm trying to think of, probably because of career path, it comes up in career path. You talk about it and we've done a few shows on this. This whole topic and this description intrigues people, myself included. So, I'm glad we're doing another show on this today. Steve: Good, Jill. Before we get into it though, 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 to the Land Academy YouTube channel. Comment on the shows you like. Jill: Josh wrote, "Hi all, new guy here w

Dan and Emily VanderVen Land Academy Members Interview (LA 1770) Transcript: If you enjoyed the podcast, please review it in Apple Podcasts . Reviews are incredibly important for rankings on Apple Podcasts. My staff and I read each and every one. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me directly at steven@BuWit.com. The BuWit Family of Companies include: https://BuWit.com https://offers2owners.com https://landinvestors.com https://landacademy.com https://landpin.com https://parcelfact.com https://countywise.com https://deedperfect.com https://ownersdata.com https://houseacademy.com I would like to think it’s entertaining and informative and in the end profitable. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts.

How Money Works in Your Land Business (LA 1769) Transcript: Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack But...: 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 But...: Today, Jill and I talk about how money works in your land business, and really just how money works at all. Jill DeWit: Did you write this for me? Steven Jack But...: No. Jill DeWit: Okay. Steven Jack But...: No. Jill DeWit: I got to ask. Okay, let me back up here. One of us is an accountant and one of us isn't. You guess. Who do you think it is? Steven Jack But...: Yeah, who do you like more? Jill or me? The other one's the accountant. Jill DeWit: Yeah. That's why I thought you wrote this for me. I thought this was your subtle way of, "Babe, we got to talk." Steven Jack But...: No. Jill DeWit: "And your money habits suck." Because I wrote down... Steven Jack But...: That is the exact opposite. Jill DeWit: I have to

5 Ways to Seriously Increase Your Land Value (LA 1768) Transcript: Steven Jack But...: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Jack But...: 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 But...: Today, Jill and I talk about five ways to seriously increase land value. Jill DeWit: This will be cool. Steven Jack But...: I say this with confidence - they are not what you think. Jill DeWit: This is you bought it, you own it, and now, because you bought it right, you already are going to make money anyway. Because if you do what we tell you to do, what we show you to do, and follow us, you're going to make money anyway. But there's things you could do to make even more money and increase not only your sales, I think, but also the speed in which you sell things. I love this. This is all you. Steven Jack But...: Why are we here? We're here to make money on land. We're he

Jill Friday - Lucky Career Path Millionaires (LA 1767) 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 Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jill Friday and she's going to talk about lucky career path millionaires. Jill DeWit: That was funny when that came up, it was good. Steven Jack Butala: We all realized that we're lucky. We're not talented, we're not dedicated or consistent, we're just lucky. Jill DeWit: That's it. That's all this is. Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by somebody on the landinvestors.com online community, it's free. And I'm going to tell you that back in the day, it was almost impossible to find land without a mailing address, like 123 Main Street. So Jill and I solved this through technology and launched an entire website based on it called

Jack Thursday - How Most Decisions Come Down to One Number (LA 1766) 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 Sun. Steven Jack Butala: Today's Jack Thursday, and I'm going to talk about how most decisions come down to one single number. I have to say, if numbers are not part of how you make decisions, and you're really making decisions based on how you feel, you're in for it. Jill DeWit: I can't wait to hear more of this [inaudible 00:00:36] Steven Jack Butala: Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landininvestors.com online community. It's free. Please don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy YouTube channel. Comment on the shows you like. It actually helps us produce better content. Jill DeWit: John wrote, "If you're new, your first year is mos

Hard Working Land Academy Members Steven and AJ Holbrook Interview (LA 1765) If you enjoyed the podcast, please review it in Apple Podcasts . Reviews are incredibly important for rankings on Apple Podcasts. My staff and I read each and every one. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me directly at steven@BuWit.com. The BuWit Family of Companies include: https://BuWit.com https://offers2owners.com https://landinvestors.com https://landacademy.com https://landpin.com https://parcelfact.com https://countywise.com https://deedperfect.com https://ownersdata.com https://houseacademy.com I would like to think it’s entertaining and informative and in the end profitable. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts.

How a Double Mailer Works and Why (LA 1764) 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 the Valley of the Sun. Steven Jack Butala:Today, Jill and I talk about how a double mailer works and why. What the hell is a double mailer, Jill? Jill DeWit:I know. Are you going to explain it? Steven Jack Butala:Sure. Jill DeWit:Okay, good. Steven Jack Butala:This happened by accident. Here's what a double mailer is. We had a guy call us on clubhouse, who was a long time member, pretty successful actually, and said, "I just sent out a mailer in an area and found out after I sent it out that somebody right before me mailed the same thing." And we talked about it and he got all kinds of deals about out of it. And the first guy who sent the mail out didn't. So now, he does it on purpose. He sends out the mail first... This is a double mailer, s