Go talk to the counter guys at the local grain elevator, feed store, fertilizer dealer, tractor dealer, etc. You'll probably find someone who can give you the owners cell phone number pretty quick and then you can call and drop their name "Hey bill, I got your number from Joe down at the fertilizer plant"
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 2:19 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. >
