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Melissa Silk
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Hi! Just a quick note of encouragement to people (especially first-timers) who have gotten discouraged looking for properties in this tough market (this is me on most days). I drove up a really nice street with lots of land last week and thought, this would be a nice area to have a STR. So I did a little research, found out who owned more than 15 acres on that road, and reached out. I hand wrote 5 letters asking if they'd ever considered selling some of their acreage. While nothing has worked out yet, out of those 5 letters, 2 people have called me! One of which gave me another lead and phone number! I know people usually send out thousands of letter/postcards, but you've got to start somewhere. Even if nothing comes of it, it's a little energy boost, and hopefully by sharing, I can offer some encouragement to anyone who might need it.

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