GL will try and find any loophole they can to not actually pay out on a claim (e.g. owner's negligence); leaving you holding the bag.

So after calling 15+ contractors, over half not showing up to even give me a quote, the half that did show up only 2 gave me quotes, the one I hired ended up being a **** bag and I let him go.I got so sick of trying to throw my money at someone to do this that I spent $700, bought all the tools I needed, and did the work myself.

My first thought was tea bagging AND not in a political way.

I did it myself many years ago and it was messy (back then, they didn't have the bag that caught the sawdust) time consuming, and smelly!

He gathered up all of his dirty clothes and disgusting sleeping bag and left.

Actually handwriting the letters yourself will definitely get you a better response rate, as it feels more personal and authentic (because it is!).

It won't looks as authentic, but writing "looking forward to your call" 1400 times gets tiresome.

Especially if the fire/murder was reported on the news, one google search could let the cat out of the bag and you could lose numerous amounts of potential buyers.

There are standard postage sticky stamps which still give your mailing that authentic feel and look.

When it comes to direct mailing and sending out post cards, what are good authentic ways to attract a motivated seller to call you?