It seems like more and more around here the Grain legs are owned by
someone who dosen't live there anymore. The farmer has found that
living in a condo and having someone else cut the grass and shovel the
snow is much easier, they just rent out the house. Sometimes it's held
in a Trust, and everything is handled by a lawyer. The Renters at the
locations we've encountered are very shaky about giving out the owners
contact information, because the farmer might kick them out of the house.
Find the oldest farmer in the area that you know. They probably know
who owns everything. If you can find a farmer (or their significant
other) that is also a realtor, that's even better.
On 1/12/2017 1:46 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
I would hazard to guess that almost all the 1%ers are over 50...
*From:* Josh Reynolds
*Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:43 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact
I don't know anyone under 50 that's a member of any of the clubs you
just listed.
On Jan 12, 2017 1:39 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
More work. Need a personal introduction for best effect so that
takes lotsa homework. Lions, Optimist, Rotary, Elks, Eagles,
Churches etc etc. Everything insurance and real estate agents do
to networking will be needed to get to the personal introduction.
*From:* That One Guy /sarcasm
*Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:36 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact
we can usually locate the property owner. Im looking more toward
getting an appealing first taste in their mouth on the initial
contact. Door knocking is preferred to me personally, but if they
have a no soliciting sign, thats a good way to get a sour taste.
But an in person initial meeting is ideal, I have a maximum
initial offering I can make, but im cheap so I can get the
expectation on incentive set low enough that a final negotiation
will let them walk away with more than initially offered, likely
still being less than im authorized to offer on initial contact.
that is all going to be defined by the taste in the mouth.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
Go talk to the person in the nearest house.
Used to be that the power company would give you contact info
based on the meter number. Probably not any more, but maybe
with a little social engineering.
Tax assessor, county recorder, sheriff.
Elevators normally toss some pesticides in with the grain.
The local pesticide dealer may hook you up.
Fertilizer dealers know everyone.
Farm equipment dealers know everyone.
*From:* That One Guy /sarcasm
*Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:19 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com
*Subject:* [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact
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?
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