Back

Client Success Story: Do you need to fix up your house before you sell?

Email Campaigns
Email Campaigns

Client Success Story: Do you need to fix up your house before you sell?

Introduction

Most sellers assume they need to spend thousands fixing up their home before they can sell. But here’s the truth: They might not need to.

This email is so effective because it challenges that assumption with real results. If you recently worked with a client who had an outdated home, needed big-ticket repairs, and believed a traditional sale wasn’t worth the hassle, this is your chance to shift their perspective. Instead of pouring money into renovations or taking a lowball offer from an iBuyer, they leaned on your network of buyers. The result? A sale that netted them significantly more than an instant offer.

The key takeaway: Selling as-is isn’t a last resort—it’s a strategy. And when sellers have the right expert in their corner, they don’t have to choose between convenience and maximizing their profit.

Before you get started

For best results with direct mail, you’ll want to have these core lists ready.

Before you send a text, make sure you have these three things in place:

Before you send an email, make sure these three things are in place:

This is your core mailing audience—used for general awareness and market education. Build your list using the following filters:

  • Homeowners who’ve owned for 10+ years
  • 50%+ equity
  • Areas with strong total commission opportunity (transaction volume × average price)

Start with 1,000 homes. Expand if it’s working. Need help pulling the list? Ask your title rep or use tools like PropStream or Breakthrough Broker.

Used for campaigns like Just Listed, Just Sold, Magic Buyer, or Pre-Appointment letters.You’ll need the ability to quickly pull 100–200 nearby homes around a specific property.

Used for targeted campaigns like Expired Listings, Silver Tsunami, and FSBOs.
Pull these from platforms like RedX or similar.

1

An Email Tool

You need a platform that lets you send mass emails to your database. Use what you have—FUB, Follow Up Boss, Mailchimp, KVCore, Constant Contact, etc. If you’re not set up yet, get that handled first. You can’t send if you can’t hit send.

2

Three Simple Lists

You need three lists:

Prospects

Recommended Audience For This Campaign

People you haven't done business with.

SOI/Past Clients

Recommended Audience For This Campaign

People you have.

Entire Database

Recommended Audience For This Campaign

All contacts.

These lists let you send smarter without overthinking.
3

A Plain Text Format

These emails are written to feel personal, not promotional—so keep them clean. Paste them as-is, with a short signature (your name, number, maybe your site). That’s it.

1

A CRM That Can Send Texts

Most modern CRMs can do this—Follow Up Boss, Lofty, Brivity, Real Geeks, etc. Use your CRM before buying anything new. You’ll want tracking, history, and batch-sending capabilities.

If you do need a mass texting tool, here’s what we recommend. But start with manual sends if you have to.

2

Three Simple Lists

Texting is for follow-up. And smart follow-up starts with the right filters.

Set up three lists:

Prospects

Recommended Audience For This Campaign

People you haven’t done business with.

SOI/Past Clients

Recommended Audience For This Campaign

People you have.

Entire Database

Recommended Audience For This Campaign

All contacts.

Apply two filters:

Engaged Recently

Opened an email or visited your site in the last 7 days.

Not Contacted Recently

No outreach in 30 days (for prospects) or 90 days (for clients).

That overlap—engaged but untouched—is your sweet spot. That’s who you text.
3

A Plain Text Format

These aren’t spam blasts. They’re timely, value-based follow-ups. Use their first name. Skip the signatures.

How to Execute

Step 1

Copy Subject Line and Message to CRM

Personalize postcard using:
or
Canva Template

Do you need to fix up your house before you sell?

Copy 
Copied!

68% of homeowners make at least one home improvement before listing their home.

But does it always pay off?

Not everyone will agree with me on this, but…

You don’t need to sink thousands of dollars into your home before you sell it, and here’s why—

Buyer demand is still strong despite frustratingly high interest rates.

Recently I worked with a client who owned their home for 23 years.



It needed a new roof, the appliances were out-of-date, the rugs had been there since the 90’s.  

Needless to say, it needed work.

But I wasn’t worried.



Because I have a network of over 4,202 buyers, I knew I’d be able to find the right buyer who could overlook the cosmetic issues and was willing to pay a premium for it.

So we brought the home to market and got it under contract for $42,000 more than an iBuyer would’ve paid for it.


So the bottom-line is—before you start fixing up your home or settle for one of those “instant cash-offer” solutions, we should talk. 

My cell is 555-555-5555.

I look forward to hearing from you,

[Your Name]

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Step 2

Transferring Email Content to CRM

Send

  1. Copy Subject: Highlight and copy the subject line from your email draft.
  2. Paste Subject: Open the email blast app and paste it into the subject line field.
  3. Copy Email Content: Return to your draft, copy the email content.
  4. Paste Content: Paste it in the message body of the email blast app.
  5. Review and Send: Check for accuracy, then schedule or send the email.

Target Audience
Entire Database
Step 1

Record the Video

Show Flow
Guided narration script for the video.
Hook
Audio Transcription of Show Flow
AI-generated representation of the intended sound flow.
Step 2

Customize Template

Canva Template
Canva Template
Step 3

Post Your Video

Video Title & Description
Copy 
Copied to Clipboard
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Video Walkthrough

Examples

Video Guide
Video Guide