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Our sixth letter, 'Let’s Reimagine How Your Home Is Sold,' is the final touchpoint in the 30-day sequence. It emphasizes creativity and strategy, showing the homeowner that selling their home requires more than just putting it on the market—it requires innovation. This letter sets you apart from other agents by highlighting the advanced tactics and marketing tools you bring to the table.
Letter 5 in the sequence is 'Before You Relist, Do This First.' At this stage, the homeowner is beginning to see the value in a strategic relisting. This letter offers a detailed market analysis as a key step before making their next move. It’s designed to position you as a resourceful and knowledgeable partner, providing the clarity they need to make an informed decision.
Letter 4, 'Why Your Home Didn’t Sell—and How to Fix It,' takes the conversation deeper. It identifies potential reasons their home didn’t sell and introduces a specific solution: the Professional Listing Review. This letter combines empathy with actionable value, inviting the homeowner to explore how minor changes could lead to major results. It’s an important part of the sequence, transitioning from trust-building to offering practical help.
Letter 3 in our campaign is 'Persistence and Proven Results.' This is where you build trust through storytelling. By sharing a specific success story, you show the homeowner that selling after an expired listing is not only possible but also achievable with the right approach. This letter reinforces your persistence and commitment, showing them that you’ll go the extra mile to get results.
This is the second letter in the campaign: 'The Biggest Mistake Expired Listings Make.' Now that you’ve established empathy with the homeowner in Letter 1, this letter shifts the focus to education. It identifies a critical mistake many sellers make—relisting without a strategy—and positions you as the expert who can help them avoid it. This letter is all about building credibility and gently challenging their assumptions about what it takes to sell a home.
Welcome to the first letter in our expired listings campaign: 'The Frustration of an Unsold Home.' This letter sets the tone for the entire sequence. It acknowledges the homeowner’s frustration, validates their experience, and positions you as a solution-oriented agent. It’s designed to open the door for meaningful engagement by addressing the emotional pain points many expired homeowners feel. Use this letter to establish trust and empathy right from the start.
Expired listings present one of the most profitable and overlooked opportunities in real estate. These homeowners are motivated—they’ve already made the decision to sell, invested time and energy, and now feel frustrated and let down by the process. By focusing on expired listings, you can position yourself as the solution they’ve been waiting for.
Here’s why this niche should be a cornerstone of your business:
1. The Numbers Speak for Themselves
Based on available data, nearly 40% of expired listings are relisted within the first 30 days, and many of these homeowners choose to work with a new agent. That’s your window of opportunity. By targeting this group early, with the right messaging and strategy, you can establish trust and secure listings before your competition.
But it doesn’t stop there. Some homeowners take longer to re-engage, which is why a long-term follow-up approach—like our 6-month campaign—can capture those who are ready later.
2. High Intent, Frustrated Sellers
Unlike other lead sources, expired listing homeowners are already committed to the idea of selling. Their frustration isn’t with the idea of moving—it’s with the process that failed them.
These sellers are looking for:
- A proactive agent who can deliver results.
- A fresh strategy that avoids the mistakes of their first attempt.
- Clarity on what went wrong and how to fix it.
When you show empathy, expertise, and persistence, you stand out as the agent who can turn their situation around.
3. A Problem You Can Solve
The primary reasons listings fail to sell are:
- Pricing: The home wasn’t priced correctly for the market.
- Marketing: The home wasn’t effectively marketed to the right buyers.
- Presentation: The home didn’t appeal to buyers visually or emotionally.
With your expertise, these problems are solvable. By targeting expired listings, you’re working with sellers who need your skills—not just someone to list their home again.
Expired listings are a goldmine of opportunity, but success requires more than just sending out a postcard and hoping for the best. It’s about empathy, persistence, and offering clear solutions. With the data we’ve gathered and the systematic approach outlined here, you can turn expired listings into a cornerstone of your real estate business—and build a reputation as the agent who gets results.
Let’s dive into the sequence and strategies that will set you apart in this lucrative niche!
This campaign is designed to trigger the consumers fear of missing out.Â
By implying they should have received this report, it can elicit an emotion that they are missing out on important information.Â
Which then – creates an opportunity for you to connect, engage and build a new relationship with an abandoned seller.Â
The best marketing speaks directly to the consumers needs and desires.Â
According to a recent Zillow research study, Almost two thirds considered renting out their home before selling. About two thirds of sellers (66%) said they at least thought about renting out their home. A smaller share (28%), however, said they seriously considered renting out their home.Â
That’s why, we’ve created the Rent vs. Sell email. It’s designed to start conversations with serious sellers.
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When all else fails, ask an easy-to-answer hypothetical question.Â
This text is designed to resurrect cold leads that you’ve been neglecting or that have been ignoring you.
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This is the time of the year to take your victory lap. You’ve worked hard all year and it’s time to celebrate your milestones. This is a great opportunity to show off your results and express your gratitude.Â
This is the time of the year to take your victory lap. You’ve worked hard all year and it’s time to celebrate your milestones. This is a great opportunity to show off your results and express your gratitude.Â
This is a hidden-gem of a campaign. Right now, most people ONLY circle prospect on their sales but if you think about it – you can do this for you buyers as well. That’s why we love the Buyer Circle Prospecting Letter. When you help a buyer find a home, tell all the neighbors about the story. This position you as a local expect and helps you start more conversations with prospective sellers.Â
This is the time of the year to take your victory lap. You’ve worked hard all year and it’s time to celebrate your milestones. This is a great opportunity to show off your results and express your gratitude.Â
Most agents think prospecting is about persistence—just make more calls, send more texts, and eventually, something will stick. But volume isn’t the problem. Relevance is.
The truth? Consumers aren’t ignoring you because they don’t want to sell. They’re hesitating because of the voice in their head:
- Interest rates are still high.
- The stock market is correcting.
- The economy feels uncertain.
- What if prices drop?
If you don’t address that voice, you’ll lose them before the conversation even starts.
That’s why this text works. It flips the script—acknowledging their hesitation up front, instead of pretending it doesn’t exist. It disarms, engages, and clears the path for real conversations.
It’s a simple shift, but it changes everything.
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As you know, we’re always testing. One of the big zen learnings we’ve had recently was using multiple stories to drive up conversion. In fact a recent story I posted got 6x more engagement when I used the poll at the END, not the beginning of the story.
That’s why we’re adapting this proven tactic using this new strategy for both Instagram Stories and Instagram Carousel post.Â
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