Sending Letters to Intiate a Deal

[Nick Buonanno]

There is a property that I'm interested in near where I live, it's not for sale nor do I know the owners. The property is vacant and looks that its been vacant for awhile. I was thinking of writing a letter to the owners to see if they would be interested in entertaining an offer. I've never done this before, and don't know what to say. Do I just write letter saying who I am and ask if they would entertain an offer? Is it that easy? I assume I wouldn't include my offer in the letter, but hope for correspondence back to then discuss my offer? Any insight on this type of strategy would be greatly appreciated!