House hunting? Don't do this
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Anonymous
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Sunday afternoon, I noticed a guy I'd never seen before messing around with particular mailboxes on my street.
Turns out . . . . He was putting anonymous, un-signed, unpostaged mail in the boxes: "Dear Homeowner, Thank you so much for your kindness in giving this note your attention. My name is DING-A-LING and I am in search for the right home for my family with three little very friendly and fun boys. We relocated to Northern Virginia from K------ C---- and are looking for a great home in which my boys could garden and explore the outdoors. If the stars line up and you are by any chance looking to sell, we would absolutely love an opportunity to speak. We are strong buyers- already preapproved and currently renting, and thus very flexible on the timeline . . ." (name changed to protect the ignorant). They are SUCH strong buyers that's why they don't quote a price. They instead go on and on about how they are such a great family who will CHERISH "every corner of our home." This ding-a-ling fully doxxed themselves, describing their family, education, job, former residences etc. We have no soliciting signs and we took our names off the property tax assessment website because of the constant barrage of geniuses like this. The house isn't for sale. It's never going to be for sale. I do not think someone putting anonymous notes in my mailbox genuinely wants to "Care for every inch" of my 1948 Sears kit shit-box. No, I do not believe that. |
Anonymous
| Relax. |
Anonymous
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A lot of us like Sears kit houses/
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Anonymous
| It’s a free country OP. |
Anonymous
| Haha "It's never going to be for sale?" This sounds unlikely.... |
Anonymous
| I get that it’s annoying, but chill. Also not sure why you expect them to quote a price on a property they’ve seen from the sidewalk. Odd. |
Anonymous
| My God. Just throw it out if you don't want it. |
Anonymous
| I love those Sears kit houses. Why are you overreacting like this? People have been doing that for years. Just toss it. |
Anonymous
| I do not see an issue with this. Somebody obviously loves your neighborhood. If you were considering leaving, this may prompt you to have your realtor contact those people. No one is under any obligation to except an offer that you don't like. So they did not put a price. Why would they bid against themselves? I too have gotten letters like that in my mailbox. I don't take offense. It actually pleases me that somebody likes my neighborhood as much as I like my neighborhood. |
Anonymous
| ^^^Accept not except Darn voice text. |
Anonymous
| I sold my house to someone who did this. |
Anonymous
| Unpostaged mail! Heaven forbid unpostaged mail defile your mailbox! |
Anonymous
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They want to live in this particular neighborhood. How can they quote a price when they're putting it in every mailbox? Are you thinking that every house in your neighborhood is worth the same price?
Take a breath and throw it away. We probably get three of these a month, mostly as mailers not even hand delivered. You are not uniquely burdened here, bud. |
Anonymous
I did this-friends who live in our target neighborhood told us about houses that were coming on the market so I figured it was worth a shot. One never sold and another went up six months later and was just looking for the highest price (we lost the bid). No skin off my back but I am sure they just tossed the letters. |
Anonymous
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We get these from time to time too, since we live in a desirable neighborhood.
All I do is smile, and throw it away. Everything else ok, OP? This seems like an over-the-top reaction |