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Dropping a letter to an owner

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  • brianposter
    brianposter Posts: 1,524 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It would seem unwise to indicate that you are interested in a particular property. Far better to suggest that you have written to several properties.
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    In the current climate you'd imagine that many people would be extremely reticent to invite total strangers in the off the street for a "chat".  
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 11,012 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    My friend sold to somebody who leafleted her cottage. She planned to move after she got married, so told the prospective purchaser she was interested but wasn't going to move until several months later. He was happy enough to wait, so it can work.
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  • Swasterix
    Swasterix Posts: 347 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    We bought our house in June last year. We’ve had 3 hand written letters through the door since then, one of which was on the day we completed the purchase and got the keys! As you can imagine, they go straight in the bin, but we don’t find it annoying, more of a compliment I guess. There’s no harm in trying!
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,534 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper
    Our last buyers found us by putting a note through the door.
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • Competsoph
    Competsoph Posts: 282 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    He who dares, wins. 
    Sometimes!
    Officially a homeowner 🥳🥳
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  • When I was an estate agent I would drop notes into homes in streets where I had buyers but no homes. It sometimes worked but of course just depends on you 'hitting' the right home at the right time i.e. just before the vendors decide to instruct any agents.
    The downside is that knowing you are keen to buy, they are likely to expect top money, so the tricky part is deciding on a fair price for both parties whilst keeping everything positive and amicable.
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