A couple bought a 200-acre remote homestead in Alaska for $350k under the asking price – by writing a 900-word letter promising to carry on the owner’s conservation legacy.

Elise Giordano, 34, and her husband Ben Hastie, 40, wanted to swap their two-bed cabin for their dream home but couldn’t afford the asking price – which averages between a few hundred thousand dollars to two million dollars.

But desperate to move to the homestead in Palmer, Alaska, and Elise’s father, Richard Giordano, 66, they put in an offer $350k under the asking with a “good letter” about why they should take the land.

In the letter, Elise said she “appreciated” the work and dedication the previous owner had put into the property and “deeply admired” their commitment to conservation and pledged to carry that on t

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