Expressing interest in buying someone's house IF they ever choose to sell it
What are your thoughts on approaching a homeowner about possibly buying their house (via a note or letter)? Is it generally considered insulting or flattering to the owner? I don’t want to offend anyone, but I was wondering about sending a note expressing my interest in case they ever decide to sell. (And no, it’s…
What are your thoughts on approaching a homeowner about possibly buying their house (via a note or letter)? Is it generally considered insulting or flattering to the owner? I don’t want to offend anyone, but I was wondering about sending a note expressing my interest in case they ever decide to sell. (And no, it’s not in Ft. Greene or Clinton Hill).
re: broker letters
are you offended by restaurant menus for places you’d never eat at?
they are slightly annoying, but not offensive.
just recycle them if you aren’t interested…
so much junk mail…the least of my problems are the broker postcards….
there is a tumble-down mansion on a very nice street in my neighborhood. I see letters, notes and sometimes flowers in his door and I always imagine it’s just a note saying that they’d be happy to take him house off his hands for 250k if he wants to (house worth 3mm probably). poor guy is pretty mentally ill and I wonder if one day he won’t answer someone’s letter
Send one letter/note if you like. Multiple would seem stalkerish.
Also, why is everyone so offended by postcards/mailers from brokers? Don’t be so sensitive. Good lord, they’re just trying to get some business. It’s their job. Lighten up. And no, I’m not a broker.
As a owner, I would not find it offensive.
Essentially your saying “I am offering you a chance of saving a 6% broker fee”
I find the generic, widely broadcast letters offensive, but would not feel the same way about a REAL letter from an individual, although, suspicious old SOB that I am, I might think that it was a disguised broker letter. If the letter appeared genuine, i might even reply, if only to tell the sender that my house would not be for sale in the forseeable future.
if sincere and offering a fair price or above market price this would be welcomed or at the least a neutral move. I also think you should confront the owner when you do this. Come across as ignorant towared the market or offering low ball and you will be taken completely offensive.
I know when we lived in a coop, it was common practice to let everyone in the bulding know you were selling your apt. before contacting a broker–occasionally someone had a friend or family member interested in the building. As a brownstone owner, I would not find it objectionable at all to get a polite (not pushy) letter from someone in the neighborhood interested in my house. Let’s face it–if you can sell without getting a broker involved, why not?
I and some of my neighbors get notes from indiviuals from time to time asking if we’d like to sell. This is not at all objectonable. What is annoying are all those letters, postcards and calls from brokers.
Ive gotten letters from brokers before and I find it quite annoying.
But if you are someone who would like to buy the home to live in because you love it so much, then Im sure a homeowner would be flattered. You never know – that person may be considering selling or even getting ready to list their house.