Do legitimate/reputable buyers use cold calling or texting?
For some reason I've been getting a few texts lately about one particular property of ours. They're all from different area codes, different pitches, etc.  I'm used to getting postcards every now and then, but just curious if anyone has ever had a legitimate buyer reach out this way. Or do you use it yourself?

Side question - this is an old, undersirable rural warehouse but its on a main road with high DTC.  There's also been rumors for years about a freeway bypass going right through that block and there's been no real progress that I'm aware of.  We have a another much nicer warehouse in a high traffic area that gets no inquiries at all.

I'm wondering if these are just random buyers, or if they're getting a little inside info somewhere and speculating?  My number isn't listed on the auditor's website so I'm assuming these folks are actually doing a little legwork to track me down.
[{"id": "ijqqek5", "text": "Are you interested in selling? Or are you just curious if these calls are spam?", "replies": [{"id": "ijqrs25", "text": "That's a good question.  Property is optimistically worth about 150k but we use it for one of our businesses, so it has more practical value for us.  It would take a big number to convince us to sell.   I haven't responded to any of these requests so far.\n\nThe calls piqued my curiousity though...wondering what it is about this property that suddenly attracts interest.", "replies": [{"id": "ijqzr18", "text": "There\u2019s a shortage of desirable commercial property to buy right now.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ijqqq3h", "text": "Mortgage Broker here. \n\nIt is possible to find a legitimate buyers thru cold calling. Some smaller shops outsource cold calling to generate business and they can still be reputable source of business. You just have to comb thru the tire kickers with low offers etc.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ijs55a3", "text": "Probably a little bit of both. Some of these folks likely genuinely want to buy, and others are likely brokers looking to sell the property for you off-market. \n\nMe personally (I buy similar product to what you\u2019re describing), I definitely do that type of legwork to reach owners. I pull tax bills, mortgages if available, look up LLC addresses. \n\nAs for your other property, no idea. Luck of the draw I guess.\n\nIf you have interest in selling, shoot me a PM. Have liquidity that needs a home.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ijscouk", "text": "Yeah, absolutely they do!  I write letters and call land owners who own property I am interested in all the time.  Clearly something has happened that they are aware of.\n\nSome potential reasons it just started - It's the neighboring property trying to acquire yours.  Progress was made on that freeway coming nearby and people found out, master-plan change by city, &amp; more.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]