Top 5 Land Business Tools You Need & Should Avoid (LA 1304)

Transcript:

Jack Butala:

Steve and Jill here.

Jill DeWit:

Hello.

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 sunny southern California.

Jack Butala:

Today, Jill and I talk about the top five land business tools that you need and some that you're don't think you need, or probably should ever need.

Jill DeWit:

Like which ones are stupid?

Jack Butala:

Yeah. Which group do you think I want to talk about the most?

Jill DeWit:

The ones you don't need. Is that it?

Jack Butala:

The ones that are stupid, yeah.

Jill DeWit:

Because they keep coming up now, I think.

Jack Butala:

But like every show, I have to restrain myself, control my language and try to deliver some entertaining real estate investment advice.

Jill DeWit:

It's like going out to dinner with you.

Jack Butala:

Oh, really?

Jill DeWit:

Yes.

Jack Butala:

Let's hear that. What's that experience typically like?

Jill DeWit:

Oh, it's interesting. It's usually good. But now and then, I have to say, "Shh, there are people in this place. We have to tone it down. There are children over there."

Jack Butala:

Here's what I've gotten used to saying and doing, like, "Hey Jill, am I too much? Is this too much?"

Jill DeWit:

That's so true.

Jack Butala:

And probably most of the time you say, "No, it's fine."

Jill DeWit:

Do you know why?

Jack Butala:

Let's hear.

Jill DeWit:

Here's my argument. And for everyone listening, this applies to you as well. I can say this now because you can't get mad at me here because we're on the show. So babe, if you have to ask, am I too much, that's a pretty good indication you might be too.

Jack Butala:

Well, I'm sure that's true. I was just going to say, you usually say, "No, no, it's fine." It's an enthusiastic, "No, no, it's fine." I really want to hear-

Jill DeWit:

Because you say it out loud and people are looking at me. They want to know what the answer is.

Jack Butala:

Well, it's like, "No, no, it's fine. I want to hear the rest of what you're going to say," or it's like, "No, it's fine," or it's like, "Yeah, it's too much." I have three shots.

Jill DeWit:

I know. Well usually what happens is I'll be very honest. I'm like, "No, it's great." And then later on a few minutes later, I'll go quietly to you. I'll say, "Can you just tone down X or Y? But, thank you."

Jack Butala:

There's a lot to be frustrated in this life right now. And I'm sure-

Jill DeWit:

I get it.

Jack Butala:

... if you listen to this show, you're obviously pretty intelligent.

Jill DeWit:

I hope you are.

Jack Butala:

You're frustrated too.

Jill DeWit:

Or bored.

Jack Butala:

I bet you, you're frustrated like me. 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.

Jill DeWit:

Jackson wrote, "I sold a property three months ago I originally bought with title insurance, but the notary closed it on the sell end. During the title close, I had to have the legal description redone by the surveyor, which I paid for. Shortly before I sold it, I had the abutter reach out to me saying how she saw it was for sale and told me the boundaries are wrong."

Jack Butala:

The abutter in this person's ... This person is calling an abutter the-

Jill DeWit:

I'm curious. I'm like, "Who is the abutter?"

Jack Butala:

The adjacent property owner.

Jill DeWit:

Oh, that's what they're saying. The person next door.

Jack Butala:

Yeah.

Jill DeWit:

The next door neighbor said, "Hey, your boundaries are wrong." How did they find ... How weird is that, that they would even find that? The percentage of that are so small, it's not even funny.

Jack Butala:

Let's read the rest of the story here.

Jill DeWit:

"I was just showing the GIS mapping and that she had all illegal access to the pond and the boat road that goes to the pond.