Land Academy Show

About Land Academy Show

Land wholesale experts, Steven Jack Butala and Jill DeWit, share their personal land investment/real estate business achievements, answer questions, share valuable tips, all in the name of promoting listeners’ personal and professional real estate success. Steven and Jill have been buying and selling unwanted vacant land since the 90’s and have completed the purchase and sale of more than 15,000 properties. Their experience has earned them a solid reputation in the industry as well as assisted them in gaining the respect and friendship of many of the top national real estate investment and internet marketing experts. Through Land Academy, Steven and Jill mentor ambitious real estate aspirants on how to buy unwanted rural land and sell it for profit on the internet. Every week they buy and sell land alongside their members. They take you through all the parts of this process in great detail in their programs. Join Steven Butala and Jill DeWit on Land Academy Podcast, every Wednesday, and learn how to create your own real estate wealth. You are not alone in your real estate ambition. Land Academy shows you how to Buy unwanted rural land for next to nothing, sell it for a lot more money on the internet and collect the payments for years to come. All in the spirit of LandGeek, Mark Podolsky, Jack Bosch, Land for Pennies on the Dollar.

Publisher

Steven Butala & Jill DeWit

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2015

Latest episode

22 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

235 of 2,537 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Apr 2026

   What Your Land Business Looks Like With AI – Its Your Survival

   The landscape of land investment is undergoing a massive transformation, and embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer optional—it’s your survival. Long-time experts Steven Jack Butala and Jill DeWit have been operating their successful land business since the late ’80s, and they know a foundational shift when they see one. In this must-read post, they break down exactly “What Your Land Business Looks Like With AI” and why your established workflow is about to change forever. Discover how AI is fundamentally altering the four core phases of land acquisition, from locating property with a ‘Data Scout’ to automating due diligence and transaction tech, and even maximizing resale profits with AI-driven outreach. Get ahead of the curve and learn how to leverage the ‘agentic AI’ tools available today to simplify your process, increase volume, and ensure your investment future.

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   15 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   5 Things Land Investors Must Bring To The Table For Success – 4 Are Free

   Steven Jack Butala and Jill DeWit discuss five essential, mostly free, pillars for land investor success in this interview.

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   1 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   From Solo To Squad: The First Three Hires Every Land Investor Needs

   Whether you are a solo investor drowning in data or a growing firm ready to build an empire, transitioning from a one-person show to a high-performing squad is the most critical leap you’ll ever make. In this episode of the Land Academy Show, Steven Jack Butala and Jill DeWit pull back the curtain on a decade of hiring wins, losses, and “what was I thinking?” moments. They break down the “Solo to Squad” framework: the first three essential hires that move you from being “a guy with a hobby” to a true business owner. From seasoning your first “CEO-potential” administrator to finding the technical whiz who handles the data you hate, they share the exact strategy we use to buy back our time and scale our deal flow. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: The “Seasoning” Strategy: Why your first hire should be someone you can groom to eventually handle the big decisions. Hiring for Weakness: How to identify the tasks that are currently “costing you money” because you’re too slow or too bored to do them right. The Entrepreneur’s Trap: Why trying to “save” a friend or hire a “startup” personality can backfire during the operational phase. Meeting Your Team Where They Are: My unconventional (and perhaps controversial) advice on motivation, turnover, and finding the “soul” of your company. The Power of the Squad: How a dedicated team allowed us to move from struggling in 2009 to building multiple revenue streams and a legacy in land. Stop doing the busy work that keeps you from the deals you should be making. It’s time to stop overanalyzing and start building your squad.

Inside a recent episode

5 Things Land Investors Must Bring To The Table For Success – 4 Are Free

Published 15 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Jack skill set, meaning the data part, analytical part, I run budgets, everything and all the companies we have. We have a bunch of companies. I run all of that. Later after this, I'm going to complete our tax return. That's the second nature situation in me and some people just the thought of that makes them want to appear. The flip side is just on the phone all day. No matter what, whatever we're doing, socially, professionally, or some stuff goes sideways with insurance. She just gets on. She just friends with everybody in three minutes and she doesn't hate it. I don't think. No. So really be honest with yourself about what skills sets you have, where your comfort level is because there's only so long that you can wake up in the morning and do stuff you don't want to do before it comes out in other ways in your personality and your life and you don't want that. […]

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YouTube views

3,438,912

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

191 ratings

Spotify

3.6 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 97 / 100

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Quality

99

Social presence

94

YouTube

93

Engagement

96

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