anyone marketing to attorneys in their area

[only1minya]

i want to know if anyone is marketing to attorneys in their area to find motivated sellers.  it seems to be a pretty HOT new marketing plan.  

what are you doing to get noticed by them.

[Promise Land]

Some of my clients have worked with real estate attorneys or know them.  I ask my clients for the contact info or business card of their RE attorney and I make the call.  In the initial call, I let the RE attorney know that I can help benefit the financial situation of their clients, thus making it possible for their clients to remain loyal and financially ready for anything further down the road of legal help.  I normally end up with a 50% chance of meeting with the RE attorney and working out a relation.

[only1minya]

so you use a referral method for working with attorneys.  i am extremely interested in working with divorce attorneys and bankruptcy attorneys.  it hit me one day when i went to visit my cousin who lives in Farmington Hills MI (wealthy twnsp in mi) and he told me the house next door to him went at a steal of 290k.  he said they had a terrible divorce and that the house ended up in foreclosure at that price.  i want to know what do you say to attorneys?  how do you market your services to them and are a lot of investors tapping into this segment of the business?  i think i can get about 50 leads a month this way and probably close/assign 15-20 of them.  what do you think

[Warhorse1]

It sounds like a great source of leads. I will attempt to do that myself.  Terell

[Lady Bird-dog]

Does anyone have a sample letter to an attorney I can look at. I'm not sure how to approach them.

[Warhorse1]

As for me, I plan to simply contact them by phone and inquire with them personally or their receptionist to determine if there is an opportunity to do so.  terell

[mtnwizard]

Remember:  Attorneys never do anything for nothing.

[aznewbie]

This is from a post I did a while back for getting lead producing contacts. Maybe it will help you to market to attorneys...

I wanted to share a letter I wrote to get business contacts that may lead to deals being brought to you. I do not know anyone where I live (we just moved here) so I plan on sending it out to  Realtors, General Contractors, New Home Builders, Real Estate Attorneys, RE Consultants, CPA’s, Appraisers, or whoever else I can think of.

Let me know what you think or if something should be changed/re-worded (Not sure if that's a word)

Ok, here it is...

Dear whoever,
My name is (YOUR NAME) and I am a Real Estate Investor in (YOUR
CITY, STATE). I am seeking to build a list of business contacts for services I may need when I acquire, repair, and/or sell a property. I deal mainly in pre-foreclosures and lender owned properties that can be resold immediately or held for long-term investment. I purchase all kinds of Residential properties including Single-family homes, Multi-family units and Land in and around the (YOUR CITY) area. If you provide services regarding any aspect of Real Estate please contact me so we can discuss how we can be of service to each other. Thank you very much for your time.

If I can be of service to you or anyone you know it would be my pleasure to do so, please feel free to contact me anytime.

Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
555-555-5555 Phone
520-555-5555 Fax
youremail@somewhere.com
Website Address


Short and to the point, comments/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks

[Warhorse1]

Hey Angeline,
I think that letter is straight and to the point. I think I will use it as a basic template for the one I will write. I appreciate the gesture of sharing it with the rest of the group.  You're an asset ti the forum!
Terell

[aznewbie]

Awww Thank you! :

[Warhorse1]

Quick question, Angeline....
How good of a response did you receive after sending this letter to various businesses and agencies?  Terell

[aznewbie]

I haven't tried it yet actually. To be honest I forgot about it after I posted it - got busy learning other things...

When I wrote it, I had only been learning about investing for about a month and was nowhere close to being ready to get my feet wet.

Maybe I'll give it a try sometime soon.
Let me know if it works for you.

[Warhorse1]

Will Do!
I've already drafted a letter after seeing your post. I've prepared seven letters so far to attorneys in the area. My next draft will target contractors and then CPA's. I'll let you know how it goes.  terell

[aznewbie]

Cool. I hope it works good for you!

[mtnwizard]

If you are marketing to attorneys you may want your marketing material to look like a summons or subpoena to catch their attention.