Options, Pt 2 Blog Post
Thursday, November 29
Options, Pt 2Jason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyIn my previous post, I introduced the basic structure of a flip that contains an option agreement. That will let you preserve your cash until the point where you’re selling to your buyer, and even then the cash is only gone for a few days a...
Options, pt 1 Blog Post
Wednesday, November 28
Options, pt 1Jason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyOptions are really effective risk-killing financial time machines, letting you sell before you buy. In an imperfect market like real estate, they’re financial rocket propellant, if used correctly.An option is an agreement that gives the buy...
Optimizing Document Templates
Tuesday, November 27
Optimizing Document TemplatesJason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyIn programming, there’s a phrase “Don’t Repeat Yourself,” which has an acronym DRY. One of the goals with writing code is to never repeat yourself. Never write the same piece of functionality twice; instead, break that piece...
Why Quiet Title is Better Than Title Insurance
Monday, November 26
Why Quiet Title is Better Than Title InsuranceJason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyA tale of two buyers. I was selling a property I had acquired via a tax deed at an auction in California. One buyer wanted to hold out for title insurance, even though it was going to put him behind. He want...
The Commute Blog Post
Monday, November 26
The CommuteJason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyWorking from home seems to come easy for some people. For me, it used to be a recipe for disaster. I live in a studio apartment with a Murphy bed — it folds down for sleeping, and when it’s folded up, I’ve got three computer monitors bolted t...
But What About Mineral Rights?
Thursday, November 22
But What About Mineral Rights?Jason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyBuyers ask me about water rights about 90% of the time. And it seems to go hand in hand with questions about mineral rights. I’ve noticed that among a certain subset of buyers (hint: they are tire kickers) there is a fear t...