Best Postcard Mailer?

I see people doing postcard mailings and see the benefit of the recipient seeing the verbiage without having to open an envelope. However, how do you word the card without mentioning "foreclosure", "deliquent", or "loose your home"? With a postcard using those words or similiar would be airing out the laundry and make people upset I would think. Or do the cards say only about buying houses any condition type verbiage?

Doug

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:01PM

Danny Johnson

Real Estate Investor · San Antonio, Texas

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Icon_minipost Mar 11 '10, 04:38 AM

I usually just mention that I am looking to buy property in the area and the benefits of selling to me.

Let them know that you can help them be rid of that problem property, or something similar.

I certainly would not mention the terms you mentioned.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:01PM

Justin S.

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Icon_minipost Mar 11 '10, 05:05 AM

However, how do you word the card without mentioning "foreclosure", "deliquent", or "loose your home"?

Mine mentions it. I've gotten one "hate" call in about 10,000 cards sent out.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:01PM

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Chris T.

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Icon_minipost Mar 11 '10, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by Danny Johnson

Chris,
What size are you using and what are you paying?

Thanks.

Hey Danny,

I don't use Click2Mail but I have in the past. If you go to the website they have a cost estimator that will break down different prices and sizes. I used the smallest SpaceSaver format.

I use Vistaprint and it has actually been cheaper. The software and quality of mailer is great. Their turnaround is slow, about 5-7 days, unless you pay more.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:01PM

Danny Johnson

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Icon_minipost Mar 11 '10, 08:16 PM

Thanks, Chris.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:01PM

Art Jackson

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Icon_minipost Mar 11 '10, 08:28 PM

The information about someone being foreclosed on is public record. Most county courthouses have to advertise the foreclosures several times in the papers or legal journals before the sheriff sale. So don't get caught up in using the word foreclosure in your marketing materials. Just send them out.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:01PM

Daniil Kleyman

Real Estate Investor · Glen Allen, Virginia

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Icon_minipost Mar 11 '10, 10:53 PM

Thanks to all those that have responded. It sounds like Vistaprint is a better quality option than click2mail, but slower?

Does anyone else have a good recommendation? I plan to mail landlords as well as pre-foreclosure leads. Thanks!

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:01PM

Guy Leroy

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Icon_minipost Mar 23 '10, 06:58 PM

mail is a waist of time in my experience what do you guys recomend

www.iknowrealty.postlets.com

Dee Algorri

Real Estate Investor · West Covina, California

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Icon_minipost Mar 24 '10, 11:38 AM

Chris... or anyone

Can you do a mail merge in the text body of the post card with Vista Print. Like target city, address, owners name, etc

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:12PM

Chris T.

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Icon_minipost Mar 24 '10, 12:43 PM

What you can do with either one of the products i mentioned is import/upload an xls or cvs list that includes recipients' name and address, then it prints it on the cards.

I don't know if that's what you meant.

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:12PM

Dee Algorri

Real Estate Investor · West Covina, California

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Icon_minipost Mar 24 '10, 12:54 PM

That would be for the mailing address on the front of the card
Im talking about a mail merge where you can merge the persons first name and address into the text some where... like, Hi Joe Doe, im interested in buying your property at 123 main st....

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:12PM

Danny Johnson

Real Estate Investor · San Antonio, Texas

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Icon_minipost Mar 24 '10, 08:56 PM

Dee,

I am pretty sure you can do this with click2mail.com. You upload the template and list and it should give you an option of creating other mail merge fields.

Just give vistaprint a call and see if they have the capability. They should.

Danny

Edited: 06/26/2010 at 12:12PM