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This text is built to start conversations, especially with buyers who are curious but not yet committed. Everyone who opened yesterday’s email is your prospecting list for this one.
They’ve already shown interest by engaging with your email, so this is your chance to follow up while the curiosity’s still warm. The script works because it lowers defenses fast (“I know this is probably the wrong time”) and follows with a soft, natural ask (“out of curiosity…”).
It’s simple, disarming, and designed to get a reply.
Right now, homes are sitting longer. Buyers see “60 days on market” and assume something’s off.
This campaign helps you reset that narrative. It gives buyers a smarter lens - one that separates true red flags from real opportunities.
Use this email to shift perception, build trust, and position yourself as the calm, data-driven guide every buyer needs (especially now).
Follow up tomorrow with everyone who opens this email and send them this text.
Every time you complete a CMA, you’re sitting on a conversation starter.
Steve Stych sent a version of this letter and got a listing appointment that turned into a signed listing. His total mailing cost? About $225. His GCI? $15,000.
That’s the power of turning your most marketable CMA into a direct mail campaign. Do 5–10 CMAs a week. Pick the one with the strongest story. Send this letter. It’s simple, repeatable, and it works.
The “reasons to sell” letter is one of our most successful direct mail campaigns because it destroys the biggest objection right out of the gate: “It’s not a good time to sell.” By grounding your message in real, local data - buyer activity, price stability, and days on market - you’re helping prospective sellers shift their perspective.
Plug in your numbers. Customize the reasons if needed. The key is relevance: make it unmistakably about your market, not the national headlines. Then get this one printed for your farm. It’s direct, data-backed, and proven to convert hesitation into conversation.
Everyone who opened yesterday’s email is showing you something important: curiosity. They’re paying attention. That’s your prospecting list for today.
Reference the email as a relevant opening, then ask a question that’s easy to answer: “What’s one feature your current home is missing that your next one has to have?”
One of the secrets we’ve learned for effective outreach? Ask a question they already know the answer to.
Time to start more conversations.
Nearly 1 in 5 listings took a price cut last month, according to Realtor.com.
That shift gives us the perfect opening for a direct response email with something timely and relevant.
Normally, you might spend hours digging through MLS data to spot those price drops and flag the best buys. But we’re doing something counterintuitive here:
Don’t do the work upfront. Instead, frame it as an invitation: I'm going to review all the recent price reductions. Once I've got my list, do you want me to send it to you right away?
If people respond, then you do the work. It’s efficient, intentional, and it taps the endowment effect, which is that subtle pull that makes people want what already feels like it’s theirs.
Anyone who opens this email? Follow up with them tomorrow with this 1:1 text.
This text is short on purpose, just one line. Have you given up on trying to buy a home this year? It’s straight out of Chris Voss’ playbook. By framing the question negatively, you lower defenses and invite an honest response. People are more likely to correct you (“No, I haven’t given up…”) than agree, which gets the conversation moving.
Send this to everyone who opened yesterday’s email and watch how many conversations you start.
A lot of buyers are waiting for prices to drop before making a move. The subject line teases the two questions they need to ask themselves.
If they open the email, you know there’s a strong chance they’re serious enough to be wrestling with the decision, not just browsing listings for fun.
Most agents wouldn’t tell you this… disarms the reader, setting you apart as the advisor who tells the truth. Then the P.S. drives urgency with a clear next step to anyone who wants to know their options.
Follow up tomorrow with everyone who opens this email and send them this text.
This is where yesterday's email and this text strategy really comes together. Yesterday’s subject line did the heavy lifting: it got people to reveal themselves. They opened because they were curious what happens if rates drop. That’s intent. That’s interest. That’s how you qualify through copy.
Now you follow up with a simple, targeted text. Lead with real proof: you just helped a buyer lock in a lower rate. That’s news worth sharing. Then extend a clear, personal offer: “Want to see what your monthly payment would look like at [%]?”
It’s short. It’s direct. And it keeps the conversation moving forward with the people who already raised their hand.
You don’t win listings by saying the same thing every other agent says. You win by showing sellers you have something no one else can match.
As a Zillow partner agent, you’re not just another option in the stack, you’re the clear advantage. Sellers already know Zillow is where buyers look. What they don’t know is how Showcase tilts the playing field in your favor: more views, more engagement, faster offers, and often higher prices.
This direct mail letter does the heavy lifting for you. Bring it to the table at your next listing appointment (or send it to your farm) and let the numbers speak for themselves.
This is where yesterday's email and this text strategy really come together. Yesterday’s subject line did the heavy lifting: it got people to reveal themselves. They opened because they were curious what happens if rates drop. That’s intent. That’s interest. That’s how you qualify through copy.
Now you follow up with a simple, targeted text. Lead with real proof: you just helped a buyer lock in a lower rate. That’s news worth sharing. Then extend a clear, personal offer: “Want to see what your monthly payment would look like at 6%?”
It’s short. It’s direct. And it keeps the conversation moving forward with the people who already raised their hand.
Rates don’t have to fall far to shake things up.
If the 30-year fixed dropped to 6%, NAR’s chief economist says it would make homeownership possible for 5.5 million more households. About 10% of those people would likely buy within the next year. That’s 550,000 buyers suddenly in the game.
And that kind of shift would push home sales up by 13%.
Here’s why this campaign matters for you: it’s built to qualify through copy. If someone clicks into an email like this, they’re curious about rates, about timing, about opportunity. In other words, they’re already paying close attention. The P.S. gives sellers a gentle way to raise their hand too.
Everyone who opens this email? Follow-up with this text tomorrow.
Rates that start with a “3” carry more weight than most people realize.
That’s the story we’re telling with this campaign. CREA’s chief economist is already pointing to a shift: sales are climbing, five months in a row, and buyers see sub-4% as a return to “normal.”
Here’s why this campaign matters for you: it’s built to qualify through copy. If someone clicks into an email asking what happens when mortgages fall into the 3s, they’re telling you they’re tuned in. They’re curious about timing, opportunity, and the market’s next move. The P.S. then gives sellers a gentle way to raise their hand, keeping the door open for listing conversations too.
Everyone who opens this email? Send them this follow-up text tomorrow.
This letter works.
The ZMA campaign has been one of our most successful direct mail pieces because it’s simple, personal, and impossible to ignore.
You’re not just dropping a flyer. You’re sending their home, printed straight from either Realtor.ca, HouseSigma, or something similar, with their online estimate circled in pen and a handwritten sticky note that asks: “Would you consider selling for more than this?”
It’s bold. And it sparks exactly the kind of conversation you want with potential sellers.
This updated version keeps the magic of the original which is, the handwritten feel, the direct question but sharpens the copy to drive more responses.
Use it to cut through the noise and get real answers from homeowners who might be more ready than they think.
This letter works.
The ZMA campaign has been one of our most successful direct mail pieces because it’s simple, personal, and impossible to ignore.
You’re not just dropping a flyer. You’re sending their home, printed straight from Zillow, with their Zestimate circled in pen and a handwritten sticky note that asks: “Would you consider selling for more than this?”
It’s bold. And it sparks exactly the kind of conversation you want with potential sellers.
This updated version keeps the magic of the original which is, the handwritten feel, the direct question but sharpens the copy to drive more responses.
Use it to cut through the noise and get real answers from homeowners who might be more ready than they think.
This one’s built for your SOI and past clients.
It’s a simple check-in without any agenda.
You lead with “I know you’re not in the market” which instantly lowers their guard. Then you layer in “I thought of you,” which, as Vanessa Van Edwards teaches, boosts likeability and connection.
From there, pick one of the hooks based on what’s happening near them:
• …just got listed and I thought of you. What do you think of the list price?
• …just had a price reduction and I thought of you. What do you think of the new price?
• …just sold and I thought of you. Did you see the final sale price?
It’s casual, relevant, and easy to respond to, which is exactly what keeps the conversation (and relationship) going.

















