It’s not about the Money But it’s about the Money (LA 1003)

It's not about the Money But it's about the Money (LA 1003) Transcript: Steven Butala:                   Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit:                            Happy Friday. 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 sunny, southern California. Steven Butala:                   Today, Jill and I talk about how it's not about the money, but it's really about the money. Steven Butala:                   Hey, today's episode of the Land Academy Show is brought to you by LandTank.com, where you can get your stuff financed. Jill DeWit:                            Where'd that come from? Steven Butala:                   Oh, and we happen to own the company. I know it's not in the script. Jill DeWit:                            Oh. Steven Butala:                   I'm trying something new. Jill DeWit:                            Okay. Steven Butala:                   Try and sound professional. Jill DeWit:                            Well I have one at the end. Today's ... I have a different announcement for a different company. Steven Butala:                   Well we can do it at the end too. Jill DeWit:                            The extra will be sponsored by a different person. Steven Butala:                   These are all sell sponsorships. Jill DeWit:                            Different companies. These are all our companies. So my thing about your “It's not about the money, but it's about the money”, this is a total Captain Obvious moment. That's what I have to say. You know? I don't want you to learn this lesson, kid, but I want you to learn this lesson, kid. Steven Butala:                   Well, you know where it came from. For me as ... There's just people, a lot of people that say, “Look. You know, I'm really not doing this for the money. I really enjoy it, and it's my ... Okay. It's my hobby, and I'm putting all the-” It's about the money, man. Okay? Steven Butala:                   Before we get into it, let's take a quick wait a minute, Steve. You could say that about Land Academy. What are you talking about? You're talking out of both sides of your mouth again. Oh, you always say Land Academy's not about the money. You know what? It's not about the money, but I'm not going to write a check every month for it either. So it's a little bit about the money. Jill DeWit:                            I understand. 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:                            You know how nice it is, actually? It's times like this where I don't have to say anything, you're having a conversation with yourself. And you actually cut yourself off, you actually correct yourself, you actually kind of scold yourself. It's kind of nice. I can just kind of sit back and watch. Steven Butala:                   Sit-back-and-watch-your-man-fail.com. Jill DeWit:                            It's like the devil on one shoulder and the angel on the other shoulder. Jill DeWit:                            Okay. Jason asks, "I'm new, and in the process of getting reading to send out my first mailer, and I'm trying to tie up all the loose ends before I do so. I have decided that I will hire a phone service to take my calls, as I'm looking to scale this and would rather allocate those resources elsewhere. My question around this is, should I take the calls for the first couple of mailers, so I can get a better feel for things? Or start out right away with the phone service? I feel there's a value in taking those calls, but I also feel that there's a value in consistency. I would rather start with one number on the first batch, and always have that phone number moving forward. Please let me know your experience as I'm hoping to mo...