Direct Mail Letter to Property Owner

[Anthony Frandanisa]

Hey all, I am just starting out on my journey and have spent that last few months devouring every book I can, listening to countless BP podcasts, audiobooks, and sat down with some people who are current investors in my market to try and learn as much as I can. Recently I have tried to spend more time researching my market and doing some driving for dollars. I have found a distressed and vacant duplex that has potential and I want to pursue it further. It is not listed on the MLS so I looked up the property information and got a parcel number, then went to my county tax assessor's page and got the owner's information with the parcel number. I want to send a letter to the owner establishing an interest in the property, and hopefully the owner will be interested in selling and respond so I can take a better look at the property. The input I am looking for is how other people format their letters? Do you give a phone number and email? Any input or advice is helpful. Thanks for your time.