sending a letter to the owner of a home not for sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has this ever worked for anyone?

Has anyone themselves ever sent a (presumably hand written) note and had it work?

something like,
"hi, we're a family of 5 looking for a house like yours. Pls contact us if you have any thoughts of selling".

For what it's worth, this is not in an especially hot market (not DC). Things sell but take 30-60 days to do so.

thx

Just go find another house. God, the entitlement.

huh.
time to up your meds, you sound angry.

np. i don't think pp sounds angry at all. i agree that this strategy is offensively presumptuous.

what is offensive about it?

If you have to ask you will never get it. You probably show up at weddings with your uninvited children, too.

[Anonymous]

We get these letters a lot. I usually just throw them out, but we are going to be putting our house on the market soon, so I would respond if we got one now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't ever send me that kind of letter if my house is not on sale.

Or what?

[Anonymous]

I get them from realtors sometimes. "We have a client who wants to live in your neighborhood--please let us know if you are thinking of selling in the next 3 months". I always throw it away--we're not interested in selling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has this ever worked for anyone?

Has anyone themselves ever sent a (presumably hand written) note and had it work?

something like,
"hi, we're a family of 5 looking for a house like yours. Pls contact us if you have any thoughts of selling".

For what it's worth, this is not in an especially hot market (not DC). Things sell but take 30-60 days to do so.

thx

Just go find another house. God, the entitlement.

huh.
time to up your meds, you sound angry.

np. i don't think pp sounds angry at all. i agree that this strategy is offensively presumptuous.

what is offensive about it?

If you have to ask you will never get it. You probably show up at weddings with your uninvited children, too.

now you're just being mean.

[Anonymous]

My FIL just sold his house like this. He was planning on downsizing in the next few years and a family contacted him. They made him a good offer and everyone saved on realtor costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We get these letters a lot. I usually just throw them out, but we are going to be putting our house on the market soon, so I would respond if we got one now.

I would only respond if the letter came with an obnoxiously high offer. Otherwise why bother? I would much rather put it on the open market and see what I would get.

[Anonymous]

I don't see what is offensive about this unless it's a ridiculously low ball offer. If they're not interested in selling, then they may just be flattered you like their home. Otherwise they may want to work with you if you can be flexible on closing date, save money on a realtor, they wouldn't have to deal with showings, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We get these letters a lot. I usually just throw them out, but we are going to be putting our house on the market soon, so I would respond if we got one now.

I would only respond if the letter came with an obnoxiously high offer. Otherwise why bother? I would much rather put it on the open market and see what I would get.

Pain to put house on market, can save on fees, etc. If the offer was fmv, I would take it.

[Anonymous]

Got 2 phone calls about selling my house. It made me mad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has this ever worked for anyone?

Has anyone themselves ever sent a (presumably hand written) note and had it work?

something like,
"hi, we're a family of 5 looking for a house like yours. Pls contact us if you have any thoughts of selling".

For what it's worth, this is not in an especially hot market (not DC). Things sell but take 30-60 days to do so.

thx

Just go find another house. God, the entitlement.

huh.
time to up your meds, you sound angry.

np. i don't think pp sounds angry at all. i agree that this strategy is offensively presumptuous.

what is offensive about it?

If you have to ask you will never get it. You probably show up at weddings with your uninvited children, too.

now you're just being mean.

NP. No, if you do not understand how this is tacky and rude then you will never understand. Its gross.

[Anonymous]

Go for it. I have heard of this working before.

[Anonymous]

And don't worry about the naysayers in this thread. What do you have to lose? There is no downside or risk to this.

[Anonymous]

There is nothing gross or tacky about it.
In a hot neighborhood, homes often sell before they hit the market.
It has low odds of working but if you really want a certain location, there is certainly no harm in trying this strategy.
I sometimes get these letters. I just recycle them since we are not interested in selling. They don't make me mad.
Phone calls would annoy me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has this ever worked for anyone?

Has anyone themselves ever sent a (presumably hand written) note and had it work?

something like,
"hi, we're a family of 5 looking for a house like yours. Pls contact us if you have any thoughts of selling".

For what it's worth, this is not in an especially hot market (not DC). Things sell but take 30-60 days to do so.

thx

Just go find another house. God, the entitlement.

huh.
time to up your meds, you sound angry.

np. i don't think pp sounds angry at all. i agree that this strategy is offensively presumptuous.

what is offensive about it?

If you have to ask you will never get it. You probably show up at weddings with your uninvited children, too.

now you're just being mean.

NP. No, if you do not understand how this is tacky and rude then you will never understand. Its gross.

You seem very delicate.