But, again, if your LES shows an ETS date of less than 12 months your current income won't be usable, unless (a) you write a letter to certify that you will reenlist and also have a commander certify that you will be eligible, or (b) you use income from a new job that you'll start near the subject property before closing.

If caught, best case scenario is you'd get a cease and desist letter from the state regulator and probably fined. 0% chance this is worth it.

I went on the county website, found the contact info for all the lot owners and started mailing out heartfelt letters describing why they should sell me their land.

They already sent Default Letter!

SBux has great real estate, but most of their deals are well in excess of market rents due to significant Work Letters for the developer on the front end.

They already sent Default Letter!

I just went for it with gusto and sent them all certified letters notifying them of the rent increase.

Spend a couple hundred dollars and have an attorney draft a f*** off letter. 

A 1 hour commute is not a problem but you may need to provide a letter of explanation.

my main interest was in the letters he uses as messaging matters.  2nd was his method of narrowing down the list to the most likely sellers.