Wholesaler · Wenonah, NJ · Member since 2018 · 7 posts · 2 votes
So, I started using DealMachine this weekend. I put a local house into the app and it told me that it was owner occupied. It was apparent that this was wrong. After pulling the tax records on the house, it appears that the owner died and it is managed by the estate, but quickly falling into disrepair. I want to start a mailer campaign, but I'm not sure how to proceed. How would you address the mailer? I don't want to address it directly to the deceased. Do I use "The Estate of xxxx" or something along those lines? Something completely different? Would the mail typically be forwarded to the executor? Is there some way to find a direct line to the executor if not? Anything else I should know/be sensitive to? Any advice would be appreciated.
Real Estate Agent · Sacramento/Placer ~ San Francisco Bay Area counties · Member since 2012 · 1k+ posts · 743 votes
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You already know the estate is managing the property @Jim Charles
The executor is the Personal Representative. That is the person to whom you would be contacting. You'll have to make the trip down to courthouse to view the probate file and research it for the PR's contact information.
The clerk is going to request the decedents name and probate case number in order for you to view the file...
Real Estate Agent · Sacramento/Placer ~ San Francisco Bay Area counties · Member since 2012 · 1k+ posts · 743 votes
7y
You already know the estate is managing the property @Jim Charles
The executor is the Personal Representative. That is the person to whom you would be contacting. You'll have to make the trip down to courthouse to view the probate file and research it for the PR's contact information.
The clerk is going to request the decedents name and probate case number in order for you to view the file...
You already know the estate is managing the property @Jim Charles
The executor is the Personal Representative. That is the person to whom you would be contacting. You'll have to make the trip down to courthouse to view the probate file and research it for the PR's contact information.
The clerk is going to request the decedents name and probate case number in order for you to view the file...
Thanks Mark. How do I find the probate case number?
I haven't done probates myself, but I think different areas are different. In my county, I think that I only needed the person's name to look up the records at the court house. Personally, I'd go to the court house, try to look it up on their systems there (assuming our counties are setup similarly), and also asking the people there.
Real Estate Agent · Sacramento/Placer ~ San Francisco Bay Area counties · Member since 2012 · 1k+ posts · 743 votes
7y
I attempted to access DealMachine @Jim Charles but I keep getting an error message of I'm using a invalid e-mail address.
You may have to ask the clerk that you only have a name but you need assistance with the probate case number or if your able to access probate information on the county's computer system...