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[Mark H. Roe]

Question to Dale and any one else that are doing the weather strip campaign? Have you had any Realtors contact you concerning this? Maybe they feel that you are stepping on their toes or over stepping your boundaries ect? Just wondering, I have some VERY sensitive Realtors in my area

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by mroe

Question to Dale and any one else that are doing the weather strip campaign? Have you had any Realtors contact you concerning this? Maybe they feel that you are stepping on their toes or over stepping your boundaries ect? Just wondering, I have some VERY sensitive Realtors in my area

Hi mark,

I'm putting my information on the front doors of occupied homes for sale.

I have a data base of 63 realtors who recommend me if their client wants a recommendation for an inspector.

I contacted all 63 realtors, none of them want their listings preinspected.......

They would rather gamble, either the buyer would waive the inspection, or they don't think there is anything wrong to prevent a sale.

So.............

I went directly to occupied homes for sale, both FSBO and regular listed homes to see if this might work here.........

So far it hasn't..............

[W. Michael Chris]

Dale,

Thanks for sharing your experience with your 'weatherstrip' campaign - I'm wondering if it would help to send thru snail-mail? You've mentioned many homes in the area are vacant, have you gone back thru any of the areas where the letters have been placed . . . are the letters still stuck in the weatherstripping?
I was planning on starting this campaign this coming week . . . but with you keeping us posted I'm going to put it on pause.
Again, thanks for sharing and keeping us posted.

(Oops, just read post #32 . . . had read earlier abt vacant homes in your area)

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by wchris1

Dale,

Thanks for sharing your experience with your 'weatherstrip' campaign - I'm wondering if it would help to send thru snail-mail? You've mentioned many homes in the area are vacant, have you gone back thru any of the areas where the letters have been placed . . . are the letters still stuck in the weatherstripping?
I was planning on starting this campaign this coming week . . . but with you keeping us posted I'm going to put it on pause.
Again, thanks for sharing and keeping us posted.

Mike,

I just put them on Occupied Homes.......homes I can tell by looking at them people live there.

Car in the driveway, trash can at the curb, flag up at the mail box, etc.

There are THOUSANDS of houses for sale here, I can put 50 envelopes on occupied home front doors for sale within a few blocks in a half an hour...........

I have an inspection at noon (AZ Time), I'll put another 50 on doors today.....

Someone is bound to call....you would think anyway.......

[W. Michael Chris]

Dale - thanks, re-editted my post and realized to late after hitting POST REPLY button - good luck . . . standing by waiting for future updates . . . good luck, have my fingers crossed it will work . . . seem to remember somewhere (maybe in RRs posts) the turn around is 7 - 14 days out from initial start, can't remember . . . RR, where are you? I'm sure he'll be along soon.
Thanks again!

[Dale Duffy]

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350 on front doors of occupied homes as of tonight.

Not a call (from these)............. ...................

Anybody have any better ideas than what Nick wrote, and I copied?................

[W. Michael Chris]

Dale . . . if I remember right, the numbers are from RRs post (somewhere) . . . so, if you started on the 10th and the return is usually 7-14 days . . . you're sitting at T-Minus 2 days and counting (or) T-Minus 9 days and counting . . . so, next week your phone should start ringing . . . wishing you well in this adventure!

[Richard L. Bennett]

All the marketing in the world to the wrong people is a waste

Got to hit the ones that are hurting

Good homes -- Hi end -- on the market for a long time --

Look at it from your point of view if you were the seller

Why would you spend $$ to move your home when you just signed marketing over to a "trust me used home sales person"

They will take care of you and the contract is for 9 months!!

Hit the good ones and not with information about the program -- they do not care

Tell them that your services will help them sell there home -- Tell them it is what they would want as if they were the buyer

Tell them that what you find might be the deal killer if you were inspecting for the buyer

By you inspecting for them the problems can be corrected before the buyer's inspection takes place

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[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by rbennett

All the marketing in the world to the wrong people is a waste

Exactly Richard.

Got to hit the ones that are hurting

Do you have any suggestions how I would find this out?

Good homes -- Hi end -- on the market for a long time --

I have been putting my information on doors of houses in the 300-500 thousand dollar range, I don't know how long they have been on the market, but when there are 50 within a few blocks for sale, I hit the ones occupied, most have been on the market here for a long time.

Look at it from your point of view if you were the seller

Why would you spend $$ to move your home when you just signed marketing over to a "trust me used home sales person"

They will take care of you and the contract is for 9 months!!

Most people here sign listing agreements for three months, but the information about why they should have the house preinspected is in Nick's letter I have been putting on the doors.

Hit the good ones and not with information about the program -- they do not care

My letter does not mention anything about a program, I have been using what Nick wrote, nothing about move-in certified.

Tell them that your services will help them sell there home -- Tell them it is what they would want as if they were the buyer

Tell them that what you find might be the deal killer if you were inspecting for the buyer

I think that information is in Nick's letter.

By you inspecting for them the problems can be corrected before the buyer's inspection takes place

I think that information is in Nick's letter also.

[Greg Keene, CPI]

Like Dale - I have been marketing the pre-listing inspections for about 6 weeks - sent out 495 letters to listings - got 200 back (in the mountains most people go to a PO Box) so that was 295 delivered -not a call - included a 15% off coupon - not a call! - Sent 350 letters to area agents touting the benefits - not a call - Even gave away 10 coupons for a FREE listing inspection to brokers to use or give away - not a call (free must not be good enough) - Won't give up - there has to be someone who sees the benefit -
I realize not everyone likes me, but everyone can't dislike me - they don't know me yet

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

Originally Posted by gkeene

Like Dale - I have been marketing the pre-listing inspections for about 6 weeks - sent out 495 letters to listings - got 200 back (in the mountains most people go to a PO Box) so that was 295 delivered -not a call - included a 15% off coupon - not a call! - Sent 350 letters to area agents touting the benefits - not a call - Even gave away 10 coupons for a FREE listing inspection to brokers to use or give away - not a call (free must not be good enough) - Won't give up - there has to be someone who sees the benefit -
I realize not everyone likes me, but everyone can't dislike me - they don't know me yet

I noticed that you only have 5-posts here, how long have you been doing standard inspections? Chances are real good that the only Realtors you will get a foot in the door with a new product like MIC will be those Realtors that you have long standing with and are well trusted by.

[Greg Keene, CPI]

Good point - doing it about 6 months - made good contact with many realtors - they just seem to be afraid of opening a can of worms -
haven't posted cause I have just been reading and learning - Great BB - learn something everyday!