Transcripts:
Steven Butala:
Steve and Jill here.
Jill DeWit:
Hello.
Steven 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 awesome... Where am I?
Steven Butala:
Central-
Jill DeWit:
Arizona.
Steven Butala:
No, sunny Scottsdale. Southern Scottsdale, actually.
Jill DeWit:
Well, do we say southern... Okay, there we go. From sunny Southern Scottsdale. Okay. Here we go.
Steven Butala:
Today Jill and I talk about the right kind of buyer to sell from, and we don't talk about ending a sentence with a preposition.
Jill DeWit:
I was going to say. Oh, look cute it is, our bikes are in the back of the frame. I like that. There's my new bike and your new bike. That's so cute.
Steven 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.
Jill DeWit:
Jack, I think it's okay. I'm not... I'm pretty sure your English teacher is not listening.
Steven Butala:
I bet she's not either.
Jill DeWit:
Okay.
Steven Butala:
You know what my English teacher told me?
Jill DeWit:
What? Uh-oh.
Steven Butala:
"Why are you going to go to college? That's just... Just so you can beat your head against the wall and when you stop, it makes you feel better?"
Jill DeWit:
No.
Steven Butala:
I swear.
Jill DeWit:
Who told you that?
Steven Butala:
My high school English teacher said that.
Jill DeWit:
Why?
Steven Butala:
She's just an old, cranky lady and she didn't think I was smart. We all have stories like this.
Jill DeWit:
Okay. I never had that. That's kind of interesting. I'm sorry.
Steven Butala:
Well, you're a happy, nice person, and you were probably a good student.
Jill DeWit:
Maybe it's all true. Okay. Got it.
Steven Butala:
Before we get into it, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the online community. It's free.
Jill DeWit:
Okay. Mike wrote, "Hi guys. I'm getting a great response from my first mailer. One of the responses is a lady who has 23 acres and willing to sell. However, it turns out that she has another 84 acres that is connected to the 23 acres that she also wants to sell." Good problem to have Mike. "The only thing is there are three homes... " Wow "... included." Again, not seeing a problem. This is great. "Two houses and one mobile home. There are three other family members on the deeds." Here it comes. "All of which are willing to sell also." Okay, doing great. "On top of this, the total of 107 acres and divided into nine different parcels, three of which have one of the homes included. Leaving six vacant parcels. I needed advice. Does all this strike you as a huge mess or huge opportunity? Thanks in advance for the input."
Steven Butala:
You go first.
Jill DeWit:
Opportunity.
Steven Butala:
Massive opportunity.
Jill DeWit:
Holy moly.
Steven Butala:
Here's what's funny about this. I chose this question in part because there are two members of the advanced group that answered this question in Land Investors, and also our moderator who is a very active land seller. And all three of them said, "This is a huge mess."
Jill DeWit:
They did?
Steven Butala:
"It's complicated." This person isn't a member.
Jill DeWit:
Oh.
Steven Butala:
They're just part of the [crosstalk 00:02:55].
Jill DeWit:
Mike's not a member?
Steven Butala:
Mm-mm (negative).
Jill DeWit:
Okay. Got it.
Steven Butala:
And so they said, "No, you're too new and this is too complicated. Don't do the deal." I'm like-
Jill DeWit:
Or bring somebody on like us and we can do it with you.
Steven Butala:
I would immediately get with... One of the members is Lori Phillips and she didn't say don't do it, she just said, "This is too complicated for you in the beginning."
Jill DeWit:
True.
Steven Butala:
What I want you to do is reach out to her or somebody in the advanced group.
Jill DeWit:
Seasoned.
Steven Butala:
Or us.
Jill DeWit: