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Rainmaker
2,781,173
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

I have found that if one answers the question everyones is thinking, a response is sure to follow.  The question: "whats in it for me" must be answered.

Aug 29, 2016 02:59 AM
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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Listen to Barbara Todaro .

Aug 29, 2016 02:30 AM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Free Market Analysis.... that's where most of our listing originate...

Just Listed; Sale Pending; and Closed Another One!!! also make the phones ring.... 

then there are land postcards; fix and flip postcards; and target marketing of specific listings, i.e., 55+ condos....

Aug 29, 2016 01:07 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Use Every Door Direct from USPS.

Aug 29, 2016 08:34 AM
Rainmaker
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Margaret Goss
@Properties - Winnetka, IL
Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate

I send a market-report type postcard to a small farm in my area.  The postcard is 8x5 and I've had two listings in two years, and two more for next year!

Aug 29, 2016 07:16 AM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Yes. Must have a call for action. 

Aug 29, 2016 01:53 AM
Rainmaker
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Just sold by far. Shows you've actually done something & that's it just not another postcard.

Aug 29, 2016 12:11 AM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Melissa,

Each market is unique, so each message is unique to that market...we are not a one size fits all  A

Aug 29, 2016 12:05 AM
Ambassador
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Yes, I do send them out monthly - my just listed and just sold postcards get the most traction for me though!

Aug 29, 2016 12:03 AM
Rainmaker
7,836,134
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Post cards are an effective element of a marketing plan. Follow the advice provided by Barbara Todaro

Aug 28, 2016 11:54 PM
Rainmaker
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I don't do them routinely but do use Just Listed and just Sold postcards when I want more listings in the neighborhood.

Jul 08, 2018 10:40 AM
Rainmaker
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Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

We've used monthly postcards to our sphere in the past and I'm not sure they generated any business.

We are getting ready to start a new postcard campaign to a new geographic farm area. We'll see how it goes. 

We are also going to try Just Listed postcards for 2 new listings that we are getting.

Sep 13, 2016 06:04 AM
Rainmaker
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I send out hand written thank you notes every month not postcards

Aug 29, 2016 12:10 PM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

I use them to market specific listings, and they do work.

Aug 29, 2016 11:46 AM
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Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Yes we do. We send just listed, just pending, just sold, home values, market reports, how to get the most value out of your home, sold postcard with all the solds on it for a neighborhood or a niche, etc. 

Aug 29, 2016 11:11 AM
Rainmaker
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

No. I do a mailing every three months. 

Aug 29, 2016 10:21 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

It has been a while since i sent any, dont remember the message, but I did write a blog on the message a few years ago.

Aug 29, 2016 08:22 AM
Rainmaker
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I have not had much luck with that kind of marketing.

Aug 29, 2016 08:14 AM
Rainmaker
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Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

I am ramping up for regular snail mailings this fall. 

Aug 29, 2016 07:22 AM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

We use Home Valuation Cards so we know who has logged it for follow-up purposes.

Aug 29, 2016 05:22 AM
Rainmaker
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No, I am starting the just solds though.

Aug 29, 2016 03:11 AM
Rainmaker
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

No

Aug 29, 2016 02:15 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Probably been 10 years since I have sent postcards. I am not fond of the low ROI.

Aug 29, 2016 01:49 AM
Rainmaker
5,216,398
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

I do not, but you should!

Aug 29, 2016 01:35 AM
Rainmaker
911,338
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I try to. Being consistent is key. tracking results is also importnant. Doesn't make sense to spend $500.00 on a promotion that doesn't produce any activity.

Aug 29, 2016 01:33 AM
Rainmaker
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

everyone love sports schedules also what is your home worth cards from corefact

 

Aug 29, 2016 01:27 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,785
FN LN
Toronto, ON

The cost per unit is expensive.

Aug 29, 2016 12:30 AM
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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

The extortionate cost of postage and printing up here does not make this a viable form of marketing for me.

Aug 29, 2016 12:19 AM