How many Land Academy Members are There Really (LA 1709)
Transcript:
Steven Jack Butala:
Steven 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 Jill and I talk about, how many Land Academy members are there really?
Jill K DeWit:
Well, there's got to be like five million of you guys, right?
Steven Jack Butala:
We asked this question to our Career Path people. We said, "You know what? Just type in-"
Jill K DeWit:
What you think.
Steven Jack Butala:
Jill and I ... Hold it. We have Career Path, we're in the middle of Career Path right now. "Please type in how many members you think there are, and then how many members you think are active." And we got crazy responses.
Jill K DeWit:
We'll share.
Steven Jack Butala:
We'll clear it up here in a second.
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 please don't forget to subscribe on the Land Academy YouTube channel and comment on the shows you like.
Jill K DeWit:
Luke wrote, "With all this talk of the IRS." I guess it is the beginning of the year and it's tax time, that's true. "With all this talk of the IRS, taxes and our business model, I think Steve and Jill should nail down a CPA to have on a Thursday night call or one of the newbie calls. I'm sure we'd all learn a ton and have a general idea of what to take to our own CPAs. Just a thought."
Jill K DeWit:
Boy, I wish we could.
Steven Jack Butala:
How many times-
Jill K DeWit:
We tried to nail down our guy.
Steven Jack Butala:
Here's my question to Jill, this is unrehearsed. How many times have we contacted lawyers and accountants to be part of our group and help educate us and, "Give you a free time slot. Join us on the Thursday call, join us on the podcast. Maybe, I know it's crazy, maybe you offer your services to a closed group of people that have the same interest."
Jill K DeWit:
"And maybe you can charge for it, and maybe build your business."
Steven Jack Butala:
And here's their answers, across the board, "Nope, nope, nope. We have enough clients. Thanks, no. No."
Jill K DeWit:
It's shocking.
Steven Jack Butala:
Just the answers have been from all different types of lawyers and accountants-
Jill K DeWit:
Shocking.
Steven Jack Butala:
... and CPAs. Across the board, no.
Jill K DeWit:
Shocking. Yeah, it's hard. I get it. I'm with you, Luke. It's hard to find a CPA who connects with you. We were talking to one of our ... Speaking of Career Path, we were talking to one of our moderators and helpers in Career Path. And his accountant is more on the ball a bit than our guy. And we're doing fine with our guy, thank goodness I have Jack here to make sure our guys stays ahead of the game.
Jill K DeWit:
But Brandon's guy's even better than that. I'm like, "I want your guy," but I know the answer. They're going to be like, "Nope." They're happy. So when you find an accountant-
Steven Jack Butala:
Or if you are one.
Jill K DeWit:
... or an attorney, and you guys connect and they understand your business, I mean really understand your business. Don't have you getting an LLC and filing tax return on all 50 states.
Jill K DeWit:
That's a pet peeve of mine. If you're listening to this right now and your accountant says, "You need to have an LLC and do taxes in all 50 states," you need to interview another accountant. And here's the point.
Steven Jack Butala:
Let's not give advice here, Jill.
Jill K DeWit:
No, but here's my point. Let me finish my thing.
Steven Jack Butala:
Yeah.
Jill K DeWit:
Accountants and attorneys all take things ... They all read things differently. So my point ... Even down to how you're going to pay your employees. Some people say you should pay them this way, W-2,