Post cards are certainly cheaper and while some might get thrown out it’s my belief that most get read. You don’t have to ripe open an envelope and the post card message is right in front of you to see. Also the post card is an easier thing to place in the drawer for future reference. They are smaller and don’t bend or get crumpled up.
I get all different types of deals from the post card as my message is pretty general. Once I get a call , I can plug in one of my ways of helping the seller. The big thing with your post card is to not get into detail and confuse the seller.
I’ve gotten some of my best deals this way. I like getting the grand list and sending post cards to all out of state owners. I also send them out to all apartment property owners. Target your mailings to the types of properties you want and to the groups that would be the most motivated such as out of staters, foreclosures, landlords evicting tenants etc.
The grandlist in my area is a list of all of the properties in the town. This list is for tax purposes, but the list does have the addresses where the property tax bill goes so you can easily find the owner of the property.
Most towns now have this on a floppy disk which might cost $5 or $6. A bargain if I’ve ever seen one. From the disk you can construct your mailing list.
Re: Have you mailled to property owners? - Posted by Bill (NY)
Posted by Bill (NY) on April 12, 2002 at 16:28:04:
Phil
I did a mailer recently. I went to the town tax assessor’s office and made a list of all the out of area property owners in my town. Obtaining this grand list you mentioned sounds much less time consuming. Is the grand list found at the county level or town? How do you go about getting one exactly and what would it tell you? Thanks for your help in advance.
In my area it’s by town or by city. It will list every property owner in that town or city along with the mailing address where the tax bill is sent, the assessed value, address of the property and owners name. From that list you can pick out all of the out of towners that own property in the town for your mailing.
Not knowing a bunch about computers the gal down to the city assesors office told me that from the floppy disk you can retrieve only what you want. Don’t ask me how that is done though, being stupid with the computer.
As far as getting a floppy disk just ask the taxing authority of your town/city. In my case it’s the City Assessors Office. It’s only a few bucks for the disk.
Posted by Kristine-CA on April 12, 2002 at 22:22:21:
Hi Phil. Nice to meet you at the convention. Your postcard text is so concise: what kind of deals does this generate most? L/O’s? Sub2’s? Or just all kinds of things? I’m curious because I use a letter but now I’ve purchased some targeted data lists and want to use postcards because they are cheaper. I’ve always assumed that they are read less–easier to toss in the trash.