1.4M Offers Sent to Owners & We Don’t Own a Printer (CFFL 0287)

1.4M Offers Sent to Owners & We Don't Own a Printer Jack Butala: 1.4M Offers Sent to Owners & We Don't Own a Printer. Every Single month we give away a property for free. It's super simple to qualify. Two simple steps. Leave us your feedback for this podcast on iTunes and number two, get the free ebook at landacademy.com, you don't even have to read it. Thanks for listening. Jack Butala: Jack Butala with Jill DeWit. Jill DeWit: Hi. Jack Butala: Welcome to our show, today. In this episode, Jill and I talk about how we sent 1.4 million offers to owners, and we don't even own a printer. Good show, today, Jill. Before we get started, let's share something interesting that happened to us recently. Jill DeWit: I was just going to bring up something that we did the other night, because I thought it was really, really interesting. We actually got to put a little picnic together, grab some beach chairs, walk out our front door, plop them in the sand, watch the sunset with a sailboat floating by, and ... Jack Butala: It was pitch ... Jill DeWit: ... kid number three surfing, at the same time. I thought, "Who gets to do that?" Jack Butala: It was right out of a postcard. Every single day, whether it's in Scottsdale or here in Southern California, I have some, like I stop. Something triggers it. Yeah, I just stop and I think about Detroit, like growing up in Detroit. What a mess I was, and how far we've come. I wouldn't have made it this far west if it wasn't for you. Jill DeWit: Thank you. Jack Butala: I'd probably be sitting in Scottsdale, still, which is not a bad thing. We go back and forth, but something happens every day around, like geez. Somebody asked me recently like, "Are you over it, yet?" I said, "No, and I never will be." I think it's a habit, you know? Jill DeWit: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Jack Butala: Now, it's a habit. I just do it once or twice a day. Pull the car over, even. Jill DeWit: Oh, and have just a brief little ... Jack Butala: Yeah. Jill DeWit: Wow. That's ... Jack Butala: I'm serious. Jill DeWit: That's good. Jack Butala: It's healthy. Jill DeWit: I love it. Jack Butala: Hey, let's take a question, posted by one of our members on SuccessPlant.com, our free online community. Jill DeWit: Okay. David asked, "I'm currently mapping out, for my next few months' mailing strategy, and doing county research. Some areas that I really like are in snowy climates. Jack Butala: Good. Jill DeWit: "Since we are at the end of summer, some questions crossed my mind. If marketing to snowy areas, is it prudent to do so seasonally, i.e. if I send out mail in September, and start receiving accepted offers in October, by the time I'm ready to start acquiring and marketing, the snow may already be falling. It's difficult to send someone out to take photos, and the photos won't depict the property well, so should fall and winter mailers focus on areas with non-snowy climates?" I love this. I think this is such an interesting question. Jack Butala: It is. I actually had this thought pretty early on in my career. Like everything, I kind of tested it, and I did not see a material difference ... I'll explain why in a second here ... with seasonality for acquisitions, for sure. Sales, maybe a little bit different, but for acquisitions, what you're really finding, and this is the take away from this, probably from this whole show. What you're trying to locate is the situation, not a piece of real estate. A lot of people get that confused, especially early on. You want to find a situation where someone just wants to sell their property, period, and really quickly. You don't want to find the perfect piece of land, and look all into ... The more mail you get in there, in the market, the better off you're going to be. From a seasonality standpoint, I tested it and there's no material difference between purchasing property based on winter, summer, fall, or whatever.