Template to reach out to current owner of property.
Looking to reach out to current owner, introduce myself to him and ask to him to be a mentor / invite the idea of selling the property to me down the road as he is older. Obviously going to personalize it and touch it up, but just having trouble structuring my thoughts. Any help is much appreciated
[{"id": "he1ta0a", "text": "You\u2019ve got to provide some sort of value to him.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "he27ez0", "text": "What are you wanting to accomplish with that?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "he2yiew", "text": "I'd be willing to provide some advice, if you would reciprocate with commensurate information.\n\nYou want to create a template, which obviously implies you aren't targeting one owner, but a wide number of owners. This would imply that getting \"first in line\" to sell a property is the primary goal. In short, why are you tasking yourself with this? There are countless people trying to buy properties off-market. Is this a fad originating somewhere? Where did this idea come from? Is this being pitched in MLM schemes or something? \n\n&amp;#x200B;\n\nIf this is your intent, realize you are swimming in a school of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people. As a property owner, I block/hang up on these inquiries 5-7 times a day. I'd need to understand the background of why you want to do this, to understand how to do it and not immediately blacklist yourself with any owner.", "replies": [{"id": "he37m8d", "text": "Currently own 3 residential multi family units. I the goal is to eventually scale up and move to commercial when I have the proper funds and available resources to do so. What I am trying to do here is reach out to the current owner who lives a town over from me and introduce myself through this letter. I\u2019d like to get his insights on his career, along with how he eventually purchased the building as this is what I want to do the other day. While having a coffee date / sit down I can plant a seed to sell the building to me eventually when you are ready to sell", "replies": [{"id": "hgcvfia", "text": "I am in the interior commercial construction sales industry, so although I do not inquire with building owners about sales / purchases, I do reach out to owners quite regularly to standardize my company with their building locations.\n\nThat being said, I have a mentor (worth about $1.2B) who taught me that when going into a new business relationship do not look to utilize this contacts properties off the rip, but instead simply try to forge a relationship naturally when you get the opportunity to sit with them. Ask about life, family, etc, give a little insight into what you are doing and your goals. They know why you are looking to engage with them, and eventually those questions you want to ask will come naturally over the friendship. Never just \"withdraw\" from prospects, but look on ways to provide \"deposits\" the the relationship. \n\nBest of luck!", "replies": [{"id": "hhv6ob2", "text": "&gt;Never just \"withdraw\" from prospects, but look on ways to provide \"deposits\" the the relationship.\n\nGold.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}, {"id": "hhv6laa", "text": "Write him a nice letter saying all of the above.\n\nSign it.\n\nStick it in an envelope.\n\nAddress, stamp and lick the envelope.\n\nMail it.\n\nDone.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "hfwqd43", "text": "Exactly!  Leave us old people alone.  We didn't get to be owners of large real estate portfolios by being stupid.  I just got a text this minute about buying one of my my properties.  Geez.  Sometimes I ignore, sometimes I ask them to send proof of funds.  That usually ends contact with that one of hundreds of requests. Sometimes I refer them to MLS since they are \"looking for a house in my neighborhood\"! \n\nI travel so I am in different time zones.  You get my number and call me at 5:00am and I may refer your call to the police.  Sorry you got scammed and bought some list and the course to \"wholesale\" to riches but leave me alone.  But if you really want to be rich I can send you an invite to my next Amway meeting.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "he63sj6", "text": "If you don\u2019t have a relationship already your letter will go with the rest of the letters he receivers from every realtor in that farm. You need to come up with a different approach.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hhxut8n", "text": "Mentor you and sell you his property? \n\nYou MUST be paying market value and paying for the mentoring to assume you\u2019re going be in such good graces with him after your offer that he\u2019d mentor you too.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]