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Nearly 30% of CMA request leads transact within 12 months, making home value reports one of the most effective tools for generating future business. This direct mail campaign captures attention with the hook, “Have you received your 2024 home value report yet?”—a question that implies homeowners should already have this information, encouraging them to reach out.
The letter highlights the limitations of online tools, which often fail to capture market nuances and lead to inaccurate estimates. To strengthen the message, include a real example. Replace the placeholder $XX,XXX with a client story where an online estimate undervalued their home. Real-life proof builds credibility and reinforces the value of your expertise.
Nearly 30% of CMA request leads transact within 12 months, making home value reports one of the most effective tools for generating future business. This direct mail campaign captures attention with the hook, “Have you received your 2024 home value report yet?”—a question that implies homeowners should already have this information, encouraging them to reach out.
The letter highlights the limitations of online tools, which often fail to capture market nuances and lead to inaccurate estimates. To strengthen the message, include a real example. Replace the placeholder $XX,XXX with a client story where an online estimate undervalued their home. Real-life proof builds credibility and reinforces the value of your expertise.
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 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.
The best marketing connects with your audience by addressing their unique situations and challenges. Customers aren’t one-size-fits-all—they’re a mix of life stages, from newlyweds to retirees, each with specific needs and motivations. The smartest agents know that niching down their message is the fastest way to drive up their revenue.
One niche you might be overlooking? Downsizers. A recent survey by Bright MLS found that 6% of homeowners over 60 plan to sell this year, with downsizing as their number one reason. By crafting messaging that speaks directly to their pain points—like rising costs, excess space, or the desire for simpler living—you can position yourself as the go-to agent for this high-potential market.
The best marketing connects with your audience by addressing their unique situations and challenges. Customers aren’t one-size-fits-all—they’re a mix of life stages, from newlyweds to retirees, each with specific needs and motivations. The smartest agents know that niching down their message is the fastest way to drive up their revenue.
One niche you might be overlooking? Downsizers. A recent survey by Bright MLS found that 6% of homeowners over 60 plan to sell this year, with downsizing as their number one reason. By crafting messaging that speaks directly to their pain points—like rising costs, excess space, or the desire for simpler living—you can position yourself as the go-to agent for this high-potential market.
We've included 4 different Canva templates for you to choose from (or A/B test).
If you want to grab attention and convert curiosity into action, this campaign is your blueprint.
It’s built around three powerful marketing tactics designed to engage and persuade: Small Agreements, Objection Handling, and the Power of a Client Case Study.
By inviting homeowners to take a simple, no-pressure step—like texting for a free home value report—it lowers barriers, builds trust, and encourages incremental commitment.
At the same time, it proactively addresses a common objection: “I don’t want to sell my home,” reframing the conversation to focus on clarity and future possibilities.
Including a real client success story—selling a home for $25,000 over Zestimate—adds credibility and proves your expertise, making your offer even more compelling.
Together, these strategies create a message that inspires action and helps you win your next listing.
Pro-Tip: Add your client’s testimonial in the P.S. to build even more credibility and trust.
As the year winds down, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and get ready for what’s next. To make the most of this quieter season, we’ve created the ListingLeads.com End-of-Year Marketing Checklist—a simple and effective way to fine-tune your brand and set yourself up for success in the New Year.
This checklist is your go-to guide for tackling those tasks that often get overlooked during busier months, such as:
- Fixing broken links.
- Updating your bios.
- Cleaning up your database.
…and more!
In just a few focused hours, you can complete these steps and enter 2025 with your brand in top shape. While others scramble to catch up, you’ll already be ahead of the game—armed with a solid plan to make this your best year yet.
So, take a moment to get started. You’ll be glad you did when the New Year rolls around.
Enjoy the holidays! We’re excited to help you hit the ground running when we’re back on January 2nd.
Let’s make 2025 amazing together!
The last letter in this campaign, 'A Lot Has Changed,' is a 6-month follow-up designed to re-engage homeowners who didn’t relist earlier. It acknowledges the time that has passed and highlights how the market has shifted in their favor. This letter is all about rekindling interest and offering a fresh perspective, positioning you as the go-to agent when they’re ready to relist.
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 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 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.
This sales letter works because it’s timely, relevant, and low-pressure. It starts by grabbing attention with a 12% jump in mortgage applications—a statistic that feels significant, especially when paired with the 52% year-over-year increase. This creates curiosity and positions you as a knowledgeable expert.
It’s effective because it connects the data to the reader’s situation. By highlighting the growing pool of buyers and how it could lead to more offers and higher prices, it gives homeowners a reason to consider their options.
The call-to-action is simple: “Text me your address.” It feels personal, easy, and offers immediate value—a professional home value report. Even if they’re not planning to sell, it’s worth it to stay informed. The calm, conversational tone builds trust without any pressure, making it more likely they’ll take action.
This letter stands out because it delivers useful information, offers real value, and makes it easy for homeowners to respond.
There's power when you tell the truth in your marketing.
Bill Bernbach, an American advertising creative director, said “A small admission gains a large acceptance.”
This is a principle in advertising.
Tell people what they already know with your direct mail marketing.
This strategy is a perfect example.
Bonus: We used Yellow Letters Complete to create this campaign. They handwrite the notes using a robot, and you can add a custom sticky note that we find to be extremely effective in eliciting responses.
This direct mail campaign generated a $2M listing.
Total spend, $1,200.
We targeted 1,000 neighbors who had owned their homes for more than three years and had a property value of over $1.5M.
Here’s why it worked:
1. We had social proof (“Your neighbor hired us”).
2. We provided specifics about the sale that couldn’t be found online.
3. We shared a relevant statistic that piqued their curiosity.
Most importantly, we had a clear and direct call to action targeted towards serious sellers.
Bonus: We used Yellow Letters Complete to create this campaign. They handwrite the notes using a robot, and you can add a custom sticky note that we find to be extremely effective in eliciting responses.
The cost is about $1.20 per piece.
This is one of the best direct response campaigns that was originally written as an email, but could also be translated into direct mail.
The Name Your Price strategy has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in listings because it's so incredibly simple—
One message. One call-to-action.
This is a campaign that you can send every 4-6 months, and you're going to get listings.
Gretchen Coley sent out this campaign and generated 130 conversations, 8 listings.
Now here's the thing—Gretchen didn't just send the postcard and wait for people to reply.
She sent the postcard, got a few replies, then also picked up the phone and made phone calls.
If you want to get an ROI from direct mail marketing, you've got to go the extra mile to send the postcard and make the call as well.
This strategy is called Zillow vs Agent.
(S/O to Jacob Stark for executing this strategy.)
First, a question for you: What happens to the Zestimate when you list a property?
Right—it changes to the list price.
Talk about the biggest punch in the gut.
If you list a property for $500,000 and you sell it for $500,000…it doesn't appear that you did anything. You simply sold it for the Zestimate.
What most people don't realize is that maybe two weeks ago, the Zestimate was $430,000.
But you had no record of proof that you actually sold that property for $70,000 above the Zestimate.
Here's how to take advantage of that—
Before you put the home in the MLS, take a screenshot of the Zestimate.
Then after you sell it, you have a before and after to showcase how great you are at your job.
Here's the exact copy to use in your letter.
1 listing appointment, 120 letters sent.
Here's how the ZMA works:
1. Print out a screenshot of their Zestimate
2. Add a handwritten sticky note with the CTA—Would you sell for 10% more than this? (feel free to adjust based on your market)
3. Mail to your farm. Handwritten is better than mass-produced.
Pro-tip: Use Propstream to build your list and use the following parameters:
7+ years
4%+ interest rate
Owner occupied with 30%+ equity
Of course, feel free to adjust based on your own knowledge of the market.
You’re going to love this strategy.
We all know that unsolicited CMAs work.
What you need to do next is take your most marketable CMAs and turn them into a direct mail campaign to generate seller leads.
The process goes like this:
1. Do 5-10 CMAs.
2. Highlight the most notable one.
3. Send this letter to your farm.
This is how you generate high-quality leads without paying a profit-crushing referral fee.
Just Sold Letters + Circle Dialing works.
The following campaigns resulted in multiple listing appointments.
Here's the pro-tip:
1. Build a targeted list. Ideally, homes that fit in your local "sell-box."
2. Create a campaign that provides information the consumer can't find online (i.e. # of offers, # of showings, etc.) with a simple and clear call-to-action. Don't include the final sale price—that gives potential sellers a reason to call.
3. Make your offer clear and compelling.
And finally, don't wait for the inbound calls.
Hit the phones to follow up.
This needs to become an SOP every time you sell a home.
There are probably people in your database who bought a house with a real estate agent who no longer carries a license.
They've been left to fend for themselves and probably have no relationship with an agent at this point.
If you were to market to them…here's what you might say.
You're either going to love or hate this strategy…
We've all heard the stat that 87% of consumers say that they'd work with their agent again, but only 12% do. (Source: NAR)
Part of the reason why that is, is because the consumer never hears from their agent again after they buy or sell.
This strategy speaks to those folks directly.
This letter generated a $2,100,000 listing that sold in 2 weeks.
While your competition is asleep at the wheel sending their generic, Just Listed and Just Sold postcard, there's an opportunity to stand out in the mailbox by providing useful information that's personalized to their market.
We sent this letter to 1,497 North Hills homeowners. Total cost, $1,047.
Here's why it worked:
1. The audience matches the message
2. The call-to-action answers the "Why now?" question
3. The social proof creates confidence
Don't believe the adage that it takes 12 months to generate an ROI from direct mail.
A well crafted message that has a clear call to action can drive immediate results.
Every buyer is an opportunity to get a new seller.
That's why when you have buyers who are looking in a specific neighborhood, send out a direct mail campaign that describes who they are and what they're looking for.
S/O to Jason Cassity for going the extra mile for his clients using this strategy.
Would this strategy work in this market? 100000000%.
Don't stress about the market, your competition, or the economy—focus on what you can control.
Every buyer is an opportunity to get a new seller. The Magic Buyer letter is simple:
- Write a letter to homeowners who live in the neighborhoods where your buyers are looking to live.
- Be specific in describing who your buyers are and what they're looking for.
- Encourage these homeowners to contact you if they're interested in selling.
Would this strategy work in this market? 100000000%.
Don't stress about the market, your competition, or the economy—focus on what you can control.