HELP, I guarantee you've never heard of this lead source!

[Brandon Richards]

Alright! I feel a little genius and a little( well a lotta) bit of a time waster right now. Im doing minimum wage work in the middle of the night. But I was Google imaging houses on my vacant list and thought, man, there is ALOT of green and empty pools. Guess I'll send them a letter! So far, I've been sending them just my basic "I want to buy yo house!" letter, but I'm thinking, should I mention that I know their pool is jacked? I mean, a part of me is saying no, thats creepy as hell, but the other part of me says to just tell them exactly how I came about finding them. Just write a letter stating I was on Google image, saw the crappy pool and thought you might need help, etc. Or something of the sorts. Maybe that will plant the seed in their head that maybe they indeed do need or want to sell? Anyhow, what say ye?

[Adrien C.]

Wouldn't bother with it at all. The google satellite view can be several years old (look at date stamp in lower right). Heck, they may not even have a pool anymore. But it was a good thought. Maybe send out a test sample of 25 letters (just a basic yellow letter) and see what response is. Or tag the ones with bad pools and then do a drive by to assess condition before mailing. Good job thinking outside the box.