Once i locate owner names i skip trace the owner find their current address and phone number, I usually like to just give them a ring but often times ill follow the phone call up with a yellow letter or postcard if i cant get them on the phone.

I get their post cards too.

I used Turbo Letters and sent out these cool post cards with a pic of that property on the card.

I have my yellow letters and post cards set, just looking for a follow up offer letter temp.

@Steven Crosby  as long as your actually closing and not assigning the contracts then I think your letter is fair.. if your just using it to enter into a contract with say a bogus pre qual from a HML who will give them to anyone for a small fee or for free then no I think its right back to the old bait and switch routine which is well let your moral compass guide you on what it is.if your closing then I like it.. when I did pre foreclosure work before they basically made it illegal or unprofitable out here on the west coast.. many of the letters I would see in peoples homes that they shared or when I bought them at court house steps people would leave the letters on the counter.if someone is in foreclosure at least in that time period they got no less than about 200 plus letters and post cards.. the ones that make you gag are the ones that come off.. " Mr. home owner I was just like you I too was in foreclosure so therefore I know what you going through.. blah blah blah.. " and when they see about 20 of those with the same message even the dullest tool in the shed can realize 99% of the direct mail are not people out to save the day for this poor unfortunate family.

I'm in it for the long haul so it'll work at some point, but within the current market our postcards and marketing yielding less than 1/2 a percent response rate there's nothing easy about this business.And exactly right about gurus.

i'd say you're off to a good start. what you may want to do is find lower cost vendors.for example. my answering service is $49/mo.I get bandit signs 100 @ $130I can mail 500 postcards for $150 ( i compile the list myself so that's free)so far that's less than $300.

Hi, i'm having problems uploading my list to postcard mailing services because its a jpeg file and they want excell file or txt type but i don't know how to convert it. can anyone help?

I don't want to step on anyone's toes - I own lots of real estate in Baltimore and I get these letters all the time - today I received 5 yellow post cards.I do direct mail all the time - in my opinion I see these letters as unprofessional - I guess they work on some sellers - I send professional looking letters and post cards - I want the person receiving them to be impressed with my message and the professionalism of my message. 

In addition to those marketing tools, I'll also be using direct mail in the form of post card from the US. post office.