Interior Decorator · Mount Airy, NC · Member since 2020 · 3 posts · 1 vote
Hi all!
Total newbie here. I've got my eye on a few neglected properties in my area and the owners are out of state. Im going to send inquiry letters to them and Im trying to decide if I should attach a photo of the house to the letter. Would that be helpful to the owner, seem professional, or just be creepy? Itd just be a single exterior shot.
Lender · Temecula, CA · Member since 2011 · 43 posts · 20 votes
6y
@Krista Cox if I lived I the neglected house and received that I believe I’d feel violated and creeped out. If the house is actually vacant I wouldn’t mind so much. If you took the time to send the photo to identify I may think your serious and take the time to reply.
Real Estate Investor · FL · Member since 2011 · 586 posts · 360 votes
6y
@Krista Cox Some people are already put off that you can pull their mailing address from public records, putting a picture might send someone over the top. A few years ago the google street postcards were really popular for a very brief period. We never sent any but I am sure the amount of angry calls to the companies sending them was very high. Like @Frank Luna said, some people just live in a neglected house and it could be taken as insulting.
Richmond, VA · Member since 2016 · 215 posts · 129 votes
6y
I think I would be more inclined to try a genuinely handwritten letter. I know when I go through my email anything looking like a solicitation gets junked without reading.