Listsource Criteria

[Daniel Highsmith]

I need some help building my direct mail list. Just got an account with Listsource.com and i'm trying to get a list of absentee owners in my farm area (a single city). Here is the criteria. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Also, for some reason, it won't let me select the number of bedrooms. When i put 1-3, 2-3, or 3-3 the count is always zero (so i skipped this step.

• Geography - City\State
• Property
  • Equity - 30-100%
  • Last Market Sale Date - 1900-2010
  • Property Type - Residential:SFR
  • Total Assessed Value - $250,200 (median sales value for 3bedroom according to Trulia)
• Options
  • Absentee Owned selected
  • Exclude Trustee and Corporate owned
  • Both Mailing Address and Property Address Complete selected

This criteria set gives me a count of 63. I really want to target 3br/2ba but i can't seem to get that working. Is there anything I'm missing? I'm ready to get some yellow letters or postcards and start getting leads. Thanks, BP Community!

[Alain Perez-Majul]

@Julius Dixon

1) He made that selection because that eliminates anyone who hasn't owned the property for more than 6+ years. Less time of ownership, less motivation/odds of selling the home. Also, do "last market sale date" as opposed to "last recorded date" because a property could've been quit claimed and it doesn't count as a sell.

2) For motivation/odds of closing the deal as well. Less likely to happen with a trust.

Hope this helps a bit!