Sample Probate Letter to Executor

[Travis Lauchman]

Hi All,

I have learned a TON from the BP community and am very thankful for the creators, moderators, and members that make this all possible. As a small token of my gratitude and first opportunity to contribute, please see the probate letter that I just finished drafting. This letter is meant to go to executors/interested parties. Haven't sent yet but plan to do so shortly and will try to remember to update with response rate. Please critique away. Thanks!

[LOGO]

[DATE]

[Name]

[Address]

[City – State – Zip]

Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms. [Last Name],

Please accept our sincerest condolences for the passing of [Decedent’s Name]. We wish you and your family stress-free peace in these difficult times.

We are contacting you because we understand that arrangements regarding the home at [Decedent’s Address] will eventually need to be made. As such, and when you are ready, it would be our pleasure to assist you with making these arrangements should the need arise.

[Company Name] is a small group of local property developers with a great deal of hometown pride. We have recently purchased a few homes in the [Decedent’s Neighborhood] neighborhood for cash. Unlike listing a property with a realtor which regularly takes months to sell, requires stacks of tedious paperwork, and accumulates realtor commission fees, we can make a fair “as-is” cash offer and frequently settle in as little as one week.

If you are interested in a hassle free offer, please give me a call at [phone] or email me at [email]. Additionally, if you do decide to market this home with a realtor we can offer you a list of whom we consider the most professional realtors in the area. Should you have any questions or be in need of any other assistance regarding this property we will do our utmost to help or refer you to a reputable member of our strong local network.

Thank you in advance for your time.

Sincerely,

[Name]

[Position/Title]

[Company Name]

[Brian Davis]

of course it only matters what the recipient thinks, but unless we are doing a follow up phone interview with the people that receive the mailing, we really do not know except by the responses we get as the people mailing. So we end up here discussing what works and what doesn't. For someone inexperienced and on a limited budget, it is often times best to get opinions from other investors so a mailing is not wasted.

Testing is great but it is very tough on a $3,000 budget to adequately split test a mailing, let alone test many different factors. So if you are starting to mail, you better come out of the gate with a well thought out mail piece or it could become very discouraging for the new guy.

It seems sometimes the best option is for the generic yellow letter because it is tried and tested and people will call but with a formal letter like a lot of people send out with probates, the responses will typically not be as many so any feedback from experienced guys is always helpful.

That's the main reason this site is so powerful..the ability to stand on the shoulders of successful people so you can get off on the right foot.

I started mailing as a real estate agent 10 years ago when I started out and I got sold some really bad ideas that cost me a lot of money with no return. It wasn't until years later that I found the yellow letter as an investor and was amazed at how much money I had spent prior due to bad advice or by not talking to the right people.

Everyone sending direct mail will spend lots of money learning to become successful, but any ideas we can throw around here are going to help someone i'm sure. and hopefully those ideas allow them to get a great response, a deal, and the push to keep moving forward.