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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS, South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker! (Fathom Realty Washington LLC)

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Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

No Paul no one can read my handwritting:)Endre

Mar 16, 2017 11:35 PM
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James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Not a chance.  No one could read my hen scratching

Mar 17, 2017 03:30 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Not only to prospects, Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington - also to past clients and people who I think can help me in my Real Estate business. Thanks to Buffini & Company.

Mar 16, 2017 10:57 PM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

If I have an address I do, and definitely once we have met

Mar 16, 2017 10:29 PM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Endre Barath, Jr. 's answer is classic. We do quite often send out Thank You notes

Mar 18, 2017 08:00 AM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Yes I do Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington 

Mar 17, 2017 06:48 PM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

no...never have....much too time consuming..... 

Mar 17, 2017 11:16 AM
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Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

Not prospects really but current and past clients. I used to do it more.-Kasey

Mar 17, 2017 08:23 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Yes - from time to time I do. Not as much to prospects as to past clients, friends, and people who send me referrals. 

Mar 17, 2017 08:07 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Hand-addressed envelopes tend to be opened more.

Mar 17, 2017 05:50 AM
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Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

I send handwritten notes out to everyone! 

Mar 17, 2017 05:22 AM
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Yes, very powerful.

Mar 17, 2017 05:06 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

On occasion.

Mar 17, 2017 04:54 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Endre Barath, Jr. nailed this one!

Mar 17, 2017 04:51 AM
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Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

No not anymore

Mar 17, 2017 03:56 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

If I have an address, yes, and to leads, and to just about anyone I come across.

Mar 17, 2017 03:50 AM
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Katherine (Katie) Gillespie & Diane Ryan
Nevada Prime Real Estate - Fernley, NV
Real Estate Team 775-636-0964

Paul we do send out handwritten notes to prospects. We feel that if you connect on a more personal level it can make a difference.

Mar 16, 2017 10:15 PM
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Dave Martin (703) 585-4687
Fairfax Realty - Fairfax, VA
Making Realty Dreams a Reality #WeWillGetYouHome

No I don't I make calls I will follow up with thank you cards when appropriate

Feb 25, 2018 03:13 PM
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I do to clients and past clients, but should to prospects.

Mar 20, 2017 10:31 AM
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Diana White-Pettis
Bennett Realty Solutions - Upper Marlboro, MD
GRI, CDPE, CNE, WHC Upper Marlboro Homes for Sale

Yes I do.

Mar 19, 2017 02:42 PM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Not with my handwriting skills

 

Mar 19, 2017 09:49 AM
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Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

No, I have only sent marketing postcards.

Mar 19, 2017 07:28 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Doctors can't read my writing, so no.  Heck, I can't even read my own cursive writing when I come back to it a few months later!

Mar 18, 2017 11:24 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

No.

Mar 18, 2017 08:39 AM
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Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

All the time.

Mar 18, 2017 06:58 AM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I don't for a very good reason, my handwriting is atrocious.  It would be great to have incredible handwritng but it would be great to have a terrific singing voice too.  I have neither and avoid both when possible.

Mar 17, 2017 10:03 PM
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

Yes, sometimes I do -my husband usually writes for me. My handwriting is not great.

Mar 17, 2017 09:58 PM
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Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

I haven't but I've sent some past clients.

Mar 17, 2017 09:19 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I type my letters but hand sign them

Mar 17, 2017 07:52 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 Not my style.

Mar 17, 2017 07:40 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I send cards out as I think of it and something warrants a personal note.

Mar 17, 2017 04:30 PM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Yes and I keep them on the appropiate email list too.

Mar 17, 2017 03:41 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Paul,

I did!

Mar 17, 2017 03:41 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Seldom, but once in a while a note on the back of a business card shoved in the door is appropriate.

Mar 17, 2017 10:29 AM
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Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

Yes I do, but not all the time.  Just depends on the prospect and my time available.

Mar 17, 2017 08:26 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

NO...I use my verbal skills

Mar 17, 2017 07:59 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Not nearly enough.  

Mar 17, 2017 07:42 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

YES!

Mar 17, 2017 07:21 AM
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Jeanne Gregory
RE/MAX Southwest - Sugar Land, TX
The most important home I sell is YOURS!

Yup, as archaic as it seems, it has worked on 3 clients in the last year.  AND I didn't send a "branded RE/MAX card".  I sent a pretty card with a nature scene on the front.  Got the call back.

Mar 17, 2017 06:24 AM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington Not anymore, but I do see the plus side of doing it.

Mar 17, 2017 06:23 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I do send out notes.

But not to prospects. 

TRANSLATION: They make no reference to real estate, in any way. Their purpose is 'transformation' much like my personal transformation shared in this mornings blog. A card with such a message is AWESOME in the power it possess to transform a life....for a moment or season at the least.

Mar 17, 2017 06:10 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Sometimes after a presentation.

Mar 17, 2017 06:07 AM
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Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I do

Mar 17, 2017 06:00 AM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

I do not - but I do sign my notes

Mar 17, 2017 05:43 AM
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Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I have, yes. I don't do it as a general rule but, for example, if someone personally spoke to me about possibly selling their home in the future, I'll send them a handwritten note.

Mar 17, 2017 05:39 AM
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Julie Larson Realtor® Sarasota FL 941-284-9826
White Sands Realty Group FL | 941-284-9826 | Serving Sarasota, Manatee & Charlotte Counties - Sarasota, FL
When you're thinking of moving...ThinkSuncoast.com

Sometimes I send out handwritten notes and other times I send out personalized greeting cards using SendOutCards.

Mar 17, 2017 05:28 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Not always to all prospects, some times to listing appointments that have not made their mind up yet

Mar 17, 2017 05:26 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Still do it! They are a really great touch!

Mar 17, 2017 05:17 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

We send out a lot

Mar 17, 2017 04:50 AM
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Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Yes!  And to current & past clients along with my broker too.  My handwriting can be a challenge too but don't ever let that stop you!

Mar 17, 2017 04:31 AM