19 year mortgage 8itch Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) First off, I rent so these letters are not aimed at me. We go through stages of getting EA letters asking if you want to sell your house as they have buyers lined up. Sometimes you get them in the form of begging letters from people who say they're living in the area and want to buy quickly. Had one the other week, nothing untoward about it. The bullish amongst you would like to think that this direct appeal is a sign of a smoking hot market. I'm not convinced as I've heard the tactic used throughout the recent period with a mixture of success. Anyways, I recently received this one. Well it set my ******** detector off straight away... Edited February 2, 2014 by 7 Year Itch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastlaugh Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I've had similar letters through my door. I believe those get rich quick property seminars tell you to write such letters. Part of the BMV thing. The principle being that anyone foregoing the services of an EA is either desperate, stupid, or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) I've had similar letters through my door. I believe those get rich quick property seminars tell you to write such letters. Part of the BMV thing. The principle being that anyone foregoing the services of an EA is either desperate, stupid, or both. So I googled the phone numbers... Edited February 2, 2014 by 7 Year Itch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never Mind Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 One of my wife's friends used the leafleting tactic when she bought her house. She wanted to stay within a very specific area, and nothing suitable was coming on to the market. She targeted a range of houses she was interested in an got several responses. It worked for her, but the particular example in your post just feels like it isn't written by someone looking for a family home to live in, definitely feels a bit too 'professional'. Given the wide spread distrust of EAs and low volumes of family homes coming to the market (in my area anyway!) I'm surprised to not see more of this approach by genuine buyers. BTW, if you want to truly anonymise the phone number in your 2nd attachment, you'll need to blank out the numbers in the gumtree URL, as they seem to uniquely identify gumtree listings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 One of my wife's friends used the leafleting tactic when she bought her house. She wanted to stay within a very specific area, and nothing suitable was coming on to the market. She targeted a range of houses she was interested in an got several responses. It worked for her, but the particular example in your post just feels like it isn't written by someone looking for a family home to live in, definitely feels a bit too 'professional'. Given the wide spread distrust of EAs and low volumes of family homes coming to the market (in my area anyway!) I'm surprised to not see more of this approach by genuine buyers. BTW, if you want to truly anonymise the phone number in your 2nd attachment, you'll need to blank out the numbers in the gumtree URL, as they seem to uniquely identify gumtree listings. I'm not that bothered to be honest. There's more to come with plenty of possible Google string searches for someone to try if so inclined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastlaugh Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 It says a lot about our dysfunctional housing market that both buyers and sellers think they've both got a good deal by avoiding EAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 i have put a few of these through the door , no takers yet :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 i have put a few of these through the door , no takers yet :angry: You're must be missing the patronising bit about how a house sale works. Anyway, where was i? Oh yes, flats in Eccles to rent. Further googling have me a multitude of search hits in various languages for a 10 berth holiday villanin Italy, with a different contact name. Still wondering why these people would be interested in a street of little terrace houses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longgone Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 You're must be missing the patronising bit about how a house sale works. obviously you did not please explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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