Help me craft this letter - need to mail today

[Arthur Garcia]

Hello BP,

Yesterday while I was doing a final walk-thru on one of my rentals. I noticed a property down the street was vacant. I knocked on all the doors in the area and one neighbor told me that the homeowner was put in a nursing home a few months back. I also found out that the property was recently vandalized and all the appliances were stolen. The grand daughter told the neighbor that she didn't think she had enough money to fix the house to list it on the market.

SO....here is where you come in. I crafted a quick letter below.

Can you please share your thoughts? Again, this is a working draft. Whatever comments I get today (before 4:30 pm PST) I will incorporate and send out with today's UPS mail.

Lastly, I got the neighbor to agree to personally hand delivery the letter to the grand daughter. I'm going to send the letter to the three surrounding houses (I found there names on the city records) and ask them to either forward the homeowner's contact information or pass along the below letter.

I figure if she doesn't collect the mail, at least one of the neighbors will complain to the grand daughter. I guess I'll find out.

Here is what I've come up with so far. Hopefully, Michael Quarles or Jerry Puckett will also share a few of their insights.

Here's what I got so far:

Hello XXXXX & family,

My name is Arthur Garcia. I’m a local home buyer in the North West (I just purchased a property right around the corner on Prospect Ave.)

I specialize in purchasing from homeowners who need to sell their properties quickly and who don’t want to deal with the hassle of repairing termite damage, paying for mold removal, replacing appliances or doing general home repairs.

I’ve noticed that your property on XXX ABC st, has been sitting vacant for some time.

As you probably know maintaining a vacant home can be very costly, not only do you have to worry about vandalism, but you also run the risk of city code violations.

As I mentioned earlier, I purchase homes in similar conditions to your property. I do not ask for any repairs to be made, nor do I ask for you pay any additional costs (closing costs, home warranty, etc.).

I will purchase your property “as-is” and I can close in aa quick as 10 days.

If you have any interest in selling your property and letting someone else deal with the repairs, and maintenance costs, call me: XXX-XXXX

I look forward to your call.