Jack Thursday - Rather be Dead in Arizona than Alive in California (LA 1582)

Transcript:

Steven J Butala:

Steve and Jill here.

Jill DeWit:

Hello.

Steven J 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 Scottsdale, Arizona.

Steven J Butala:

Today is Jack Thursday and I'd rather be dead in Arizona than alive in California.

Jill DeWit:

That was from the banana stand, Arrested Development.

Steven J Butala:

Yep.

Jill DeWit:

I love that show. Such a good show.

Steven J Butala:

Before we get into it, actually it was in reverse though, on the show.

Jill DeWit:

Okay.

Steven J Butala:

Before-

Jill DeWit:

Rather be dead in California than alive in Arizona?

Steven J Butala:

Yeah.

Jill DeWit:

Yeah. Okay, got it.

Steven J Butala:

Like a lot of states, where we're adjacent and we're not big fans of each other.

Steven J Butala:

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 if you're already a member, a Land Academy member, join us on Discord.

Jill DeWit:

Actually, I have something funny to share about that real quick. I talked to our insurance guy today, our former insurance guy in California. He informed me that he recently got ... He got his certification or license or whatever, for all the states. All his people are moving too out of California. He says, "I've gotten Nevada, I've got Arizona."

Steven J Butala:

Texas.

Jill DeWit:

"I've got Texas."

Steven J Butala:

Florida.

Jill DeWit:

Exactly. He's rolling them off. He's like, "So I can help you in Arizona now." And I'm like, "Oh, this is funny, I didn't know that." He's like, "Yeah, because all my clients were leaving." So anyway.

Jill DeWit:

Ty wrote, "I am new and working through the steps so take this with a grain of salt. I hired a full-time customer service specialist off Online Jobs. I made-"

Steven J Butala:

Onlinejobs.ph, for the Philippines.

Jill DeWit:

Okay, interesting. "I made sure to include data specialist in the post and I got about 20 resumes. In my post I requested a video introduction, which I understand can limit replies, but [inaudible 00:01:50] that important to find someone outgoing and personable."

Steven J Butala:

Outstanding.

Jill DeWit:

"Took the best five and did one-on-one interviews. Hired the best of those for a one-week working interview. Made Jason team member number one," ah, "an offer today and he accepted."

Jill DeWit:

I am stoked at the level of communication, knowledge of data systems, ability to handle tasks without hand-holding, overall professionalism, zero accent by the way. I can not be happier, but it's only been a week. He'll be working my time zone too, by the way, important since I want him to answer all incoming calls and data collection." This is huge.

Steven J Butala:

This is the best news ever.

Jill DeWit:

Wow.

Steven J Butala:

And I can tell, Ty, how you're writing this, and I can just tell how it's successful you're going to be at this.

Jill DeWit:

Wow. That's so good.

Steven J Butala:

I'm really happy for you. And I think we've had nothing but positive experiences with the Philippines in general.

Jill DeWit:

That's really good.

Steven J Butala:

We have a lot of people working for us in the Philippines.

Jill DeWit:

Yeah.

Steven J Butala:

And they all report to our department heads here in the States.

Jill DeWit:

It's really cool.

Steven J Butala:

Today's topic, it's Jack Thursday and I'd rather be dead in Arizona than alive in California. This is why you're listening.

Jill DeWit:

All right. So you turned that all around, why?

Steven J Butala:

What's the problem with California? Really, I ask myself this all the time. And I'll start off by saying this very positively, it's a shame what's happened to California. It's a shame what's happened to Detroit. So I grew up in Detroit and I watched it deteri...