House Jackin' The Follow Up

In the last episode I showed you the postcard fliers I staple and tape to the doors of houses I find. It works well and creates a lot of leads for the business, but what about the property owners I don’t receive a call from….. what about them.

As I mentioned in House Jackin’ 2.0, it’s important that you keep a log book of all the properties you visit so you can keep up with who contacts you and who doesn’t.  Many new investors miss out on great deals because of their lack of follow through. That log book is HIGHLY important.

Here’s what you do. As property owners call you about the card you left at their property you check them off in the log book. The property owners you don’t hear from within a week, you look up the property on your county’s web site and it will give you the owners name and mailing address. You would then send them a letter stating your interest in their property. I usually use a green hi-light marker and color the address with it so I know I’ve sent a letter. Within 2 weeks if I haven’t had contact with the owner I’ll place my card on the property again and send a second letter (it’s different than the first).

What should the letter say, you ask, well here’s the best part…. I’ll give you a letter you can use.

 

Dear Homeowner,

Hello, Company Name is/im a real estate investment company/investor that operates in City, State and we buy houses for CASH or Terms in any area or condition!  We noticed your property located at Property Address, and see that it’s vacant. We may have a possible solution to your real estate problem.  If you’re interested in selling this property, please call your phone number.

By the way, if you have experienced excessive expenses while owning this property, we can help you eliminate all of your losses associated with the property. We could step in and take over your payments, cover all expenses related to the house, such as repairs, maintenance, taxes, insurance and marketing to sell the house. If this would work for you please call us NOW so we can explore the options available and see if we can help with what may be a troublesome property.

Sincerely,

Your Name

Your Title

Business Name

Business Address

Phone