Finding a Buyer for Life
Wednesday, November 21
Finding a Buyer for LifeJason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyGetting into the land business has a few barriers to entry that keep certain kinds of people out — money for acquisitions is a big one, as is the idea of spending money on mail before you buy any property. If that wasn’t enough t...
My Escrow Insights So Far
Tuesday, November 20
My Escrow Insights So FarJason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyI wanted to write this week about dealing with escrow companies and what I’ve learned in my limited experience as I’ve begun to use escrow for the majority of my deals. You may have more or less experience than I do, and your mi...
Fund Property Taxes, Find Photographers, While Courting Buyers
Monday, November 19
Fund Property Taxes, Find Photographers, While Courting BuyersJason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyWhen doing deals that have extended time on the market, you may find yourself getting property tax bills. Annoying. With rural vacant land, it’s not usually much money, but it would still be ...
A Peek Into My Offer Pricing Process Pt. 1
Monday, November 19
A Peek Into My Offer Pricing Process Pt.1Jason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyTo assist me in offer pricing, I am using a combination of sold comps and on-market comps. There is compelling reason to go with on-market only, namely that bulk sales and non-arms-length transactions will introd...
Outsource every task except the ones that generate undervalue property
Sunday, November 18
Jill and I are finishing the filming of Land Academy 2.0; Infill Lots today for Black Friday launch (yes it's Sunday). Chapter 7 is called "Chasing Zero" (it is a huge hit at our live events). It's all about eliminating tasks, events, to-dos, and responsibility in real estate transactions and gen...
A Peek Into My Sales Pricing Process Pt. 2
Friday, November 16
A Peek Into My Sales Pricing Process Pt.2Jason Cochard for Steven Butala Land AcademyLast time, I outlined part of my offer pricing methodology and some of the indicators and analysis I do in order to support my per-acre offer price. This time, I’ll discuss some equally weird analysis and methodo...