Jill Friday - What I Wish Everyone Knew About Getting Deals Done (LA 1797)

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 Valley of the Sun.

Steven Jack Butala:

Today is Jill Friday and she's going to talk about what she wishes everyone knew about getting deals done.

Jill K DeWit:

Yes. I have a couple things that I can really take a step back and go, "Man, why is the planet not doing this? Why is everyone in Land Academy? Why is everyone in this? What is everybody ... Why are you not doing this?" I don't care what you're doing. You want to get deals done? There's some universal things that I wish everybody understood.

Steven Jack Butala:

First, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community, it's free.

Back in the day it was nearly impossible to find these rural properties without a postal address. All we had to go on was the state it was in, the county it was in, and the assessor's parcel number.

Well, Jill and I developed a tool since then called NeighborScoop, where we make it real easy to input those three things and immediately find all we need to know about making a first tier purchase decision or a nix decision on buying a property. Check out neighborscoop.com.

Jill K DeWit:

Evan W. wrote, "I'm excited to share that I officially joined the quitters club." Yay. "After nearly 10 years in sales for Corporate America, I grew sick and tired of the politics and realize how little control I had over my future. Joining Land Academy is by far the best decision I have made professionally."

Steven Jack Butala:

Wow.

Jill K DeWit:

"This community has been priceless." This is so nice. "I have learned so much from the discussions and have been inspired by the success that so many of us are experiencing. Thank you @stevenjackbutala and @jilldewit, for your open-handed approach. My family is entering such a wonderful season because of you and this gift you have given us."

Steven Jack Butala:

That's so nice.

Jill K DeWit:

"I'm also incredibly grateful for the investors in this group that I have partnered with. You have trusted me to be the frontline of your business and allowed me to do what I do best, connect with sellers, negotiate what appropriate, and ultimately get deals done."

"More than anything, I'm so thankful for my wife's help and support in making this transition. I would not have made this jump without her belief in me and the steadiness she brings to my life." This is amazing.

Steven Jack Butala:

This is a Academy Award speech.

Jill K DeWit:

It is. "I hope this post encourages everyone who is looking to leave their W-2. The two biggest catalysts for me were getting consistent in sending out the mail and leveraging my skillset and partnerships with other investors. I look forward to learning so much more from this group and contributing when I can. Cheers to all our success." Aww.

Steven Jack Butala:

Congratulations. That's fantastic. Boy.

Jill K DeWit:

Evan, that's great.

Steven Jack Butala:

This is why we're here.

Jill K DeWit:

Totally.

Steven Jack Butala:

I never get tired of hearing that. Thank you.

Jill K DeWit:

That's awesome, thanks.

Steven Jack Butala:

And congratulations, that's amazing.

Jill K DeWit:

Yeah. Yay.

Steven Jack Butala:

God, I remember when I quit my job.

Jill K DeWit:

Remember when we quit? Yeah, exactly. You know what's funny, I don't remember my first deal at all. I know you do and I know a lot of you do, and I don't know why. I just, I don't remember my first deal, but I do remember quitting. I know what that felt like.

Today is Jill Friday. What I wish everyone knew about getting deals done. This is the meat of the show.

Steven Jack Butala:

Hey, Jill.

Jill K DeWit:

Thank you. So here's the deal. I'm going to try to make this easy.