By S. Jack Butala Finding and contacting real estate owners has never been faster and easier than it is today. Thanks to the internet and concept of a relational database nearly every pertinent fact about every property is available. Here’s the numbers (USA); Properties: About […]
By S. Jack Butala There is a very specific tool set and data scrubbing process required to make this work effectively and consistently. Here is what has worked for us after refinement since 1999: 1) DATA: Get the data from Real Quest Pro. Its the most comprehensive […]
By Jill DeWit, co-founder Land Academy & House Academy July 2, 2019 As investors for our own private company, we decide whether we wish to complete a deal through an escrow company/attorney and purchase title insurance or self-close a deal. It’s important to not only […]
By S. Jack Butala There was a time that our real estate companies relied solely on in-person tax deed auctions to supply our land saleschain. I was on the road in Arizona, New Mexico and California much of the year. Most of the time each […]
By S. Jack Butala Most real estate investors don’t know that you can purchase great property in very rural areas for next to nothing and own it free and clear. 10 acres Nevada for $1,000 or 2.5 acres in Northern Michigan for $2,500 or 40 […]
Education, Experience and Rogue Success. And pick up the tools the pros use along the way. It’s the 21st Century and like you, I’m not really willing to wait for anything. In that spirit, here’s the steps and tools to buy undervalued properties fast and […]
… so we’re back with the THIRD installment of our monthly investors newsletter. (You were just hanging on the edge of your seat, weren’t you?)
By Jill DeWit & Steven Jack Butala, co-founders of Land Academy & House Academy [Jill] Having been in the property wholesale business for over 25 years, we have bought and sold every type of property imaginable. We never shy away from a great deal and […]
By Luke Smith for Land Academy When it comes to dealing with land, I find myself reading legal descriptions more and more. At first they were a mystery to me. Then I started to learn about the public land survey system of meridians, township, ranges […]
