I think it’s worth a shot with some of these folks that just sit on property into the ground. --24.152.xxx.xx

Please feel free to contact me at [Your Phone Number] or [Your Email Address] if you'd like to discuss this further. --130.41.xxx.xx

I hand write the letters in poor cursive and as simple as possible. Not too many people hand write letters or hand addresses envelopes anymore. That’s why I do it that way. --24.152.xxx.xx

I have reasons why I hand write my first round or two of letters. I think when you’re dealing with people who have houses that are on the brink of collapse, there’s a good chance that they are in a mental state where everything‘s not really going well for them. Obviously. With my handwritten letters, I just want to look like some random dude. I don’t want to look like a business or an authoritative figure in any way. I want to be equal to or less than they are. When I show up to look at their house, and it’s some guy, we’re just two guys checking out the house and when I leave, I want to be their best friend. If I don’t get any response in the first round or two of mailings, I will just drop their names into an automated spreadsheet, and they’ll get a sticker on a postcard for a year or two, then scrapped. --24.152.xxx.xx

You can still handwrite what Ai says. Few people still can read handwriting! Lol. --172.56.xxx.xxx

My experience is the owner is often in a nursing home and won't sell because they think they will be going home at some point (of course they never do). Or they are so demented they can't give a family member power of attorney to transfer or sell the property. --20.94.xxx.xxx

I send the letter to the address where tax notices go. My address is a PO Box. If the letter gets returned, I’ll check family tree now website for a new address. --24.152.xxx.xx

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Why not get in touch with all the nursing homes in the area and ask if they have any properties tied up that you could buy from them? If they take the properties from the people, odds are they just sell them (or maybe the operators of the nursing home quietly buy them to flip?). --97.85.x.xx

Wish I would have thought of that. --204.10.xxx.xx

Ya that’s a great idea. I’ll definitely do that. --174.240.xxx.xx

Richard, not sure that it is the nursing homes themselves that have claim on the house, but rather the state through the Medicaid system. --73.19.xxx.xx

NE- if you dont mind knocking on neighbors doors often they know the story and even a phone number of the owner --38.248.xx.xxx

We make "friends" with the code enforcer. We got a deal that way. --64.246.xxx.xx

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What if you didn't mention buying at all. Rather you noticed that some shingles were missing and have been able to help some other people save the house from deferred maintenance and ultimately total destruction. Give me a call to see if I can help before it's too late.. --209.205.xxx.xx

raised not raided. While raided may be more accurate in some cases where drugs were involved, I meant to say raised. --209.205.xxx.xx

I use the local sewer authority delinquent payment list as a guide for part of one list --50.239.xxx.xx