“Another great list to mail
would be people who are in
the military. They now have a
home and a mortgage payment
they neither want nor need.”
If you are working with the list of death notices, just
If you are working with the list of death notices, just
make sure you send them a generic type of a “we buy
make
sure you send them a generic type of a “we buy
houses” type of letter and don’t refer to the fact that you
houses”
type of letter and don’t refer to the fact that you
know someone has died. This is a good way to alienate
know someone has died. This is a good way to alienate
a a potential seller. I have done many deals from this
potential seller. I have done many deals from this
particular mailing.
particular mailing.
Another great list to mail to would be people who are
Another great list to mail to would be people who are
in the military. These are people who work in the
in the military. These are people who work in the
military, own a home and end up getting transferred.
military,
own a home and end up getting transferred.
They now have a home and a mortgage payment they
They now have a home and a mortgage payment they
neither want nor need. These are excellent leads for
neither
want nor need. These are excellent leads for
“subject to’s”, or properties that the
“subject
to’s”, or properties that the
sellers will simply deed to you since
sellers will simply deed to you since
generally there isn’t a lot of equity in
generally
there isn’t a lot of equity in
these properties and not a lot of time
these properties and not a lot of time
for the seller to sell them.
for
the seller to sell them.
This is a very easy list for you to
This is a very easy list for you to
obtain. You would obtain a list of
obtain.
You would obtain a list of
everyone who has a VA loan and has
everyone who has a VA loan and has
purchased their home within a specific
purchased
their home within a specific
timeframe in the area surrounding the
timeframe
in the area surrounding the
military base. This is a very good lead
military base. This is a very good lead
source for you and you are also doing
source
for you and you are also doing
a “public service” when purchasing
a “public service” when purchasing
these homes since you are solving a
these
homes since you are solving a
big problem for military personnel. In addition, once you
big problem for military personnel. In addition, once you
have purchased a couple of these properties, you will get
have
purchased a couple of these properties, you will get
other leads strictly by word of mouth. I have had
other leads strictly by word of mouth. I have had
excellent results with military mailings.
excellent
results with military mailings.
I also prefer mailing a letter to these folks as opposed
I also prefer mailing a letter to these folks as opposed
to using post cards since they are more likely to open a
to
using post cards since they are more likely to open a
personal looking letter and read it.
personal
looking letter and read it.
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Check out my website at www.marketingmagiclady.com
for all the information and tools you need to create highly
for
all the information and tools you need to create highly
successful direct mail campaigns to find highly qualified
successful direct mail campaigns to find highly qualified
motivated sellers.
motivated
sellers.
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