We are going to be doing some acquisition this year to solidify our footprint prior to an expansion. We prefer when possible to go on privately owned grain legs, with a secondary preference to grain elevators and little interest in tower access. When I go out to the target areas to get visual affirmation of viable locations, in my perfect world, the farmers will be there and sign our exploratory contract, basically setting rough terms and authorizing access for full site inspections.
The issue is that 9 times out of ten there wont be anybody home or there wont be a residence on the property, so making contact will be problematic. Plat maps will get us the property owner, but the contact will be an issue, postal contact will just get tossed in the trash. Around here an unexpected telephone contact will set a negative tone for the relationship. I was thinking about a door hanger with a business card, or something of that sort. The goal being a format high in probability for return contact and low in probability for being perceived as a nuisance. Any sage advice? -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
