About two years ago it seems that agents email addresses in our area became readily available to companies who promote the distribution of email listings, or as they're sometimes called, E-Flyers. My inbox and junk mail folders have been inundated ever since.
It is a cheap way of sending out thousands of emails at a clip but I personally don't think its very effective.
I don't know of any agent who has received one of these and actually used it to show the house. Every E-Flyer I've ever received has less information than is in the MLS. They are cheap though,ranging anywhere from $10 - $15 per mailing. I guess thats why I've gotten them from as far away as California. Mostly though, they're from local agents.
From my perspective, its just a way for a listing agent to get an attaboy/attagirl from their sellers. Mr/Mrs Seller..."I just sent out five thousand emails advertising your listing." I wonder what they would do if the seller shot back, "so, how many offers did we get?"
I've tried unsubscribing but that doesn't work very well. I'm just accustomed to getting them pretty much every day and performing my inbox deletectomy. What a waste of bandwidth, but at least they are trying something to get the house sold.
I try not to take offense that the agent who sends me the email flyer must think I'm too stupid to actually find the listing in the MLS myself.
I'm sure that there is the one off success story but for the most part I see it as a waste of time.
Oh well, at least they're more eco-friendly than paper flyers.
Richard Iarossi, REALTOR®
Long and Foster® Real Estate, Inc.
Crofton, MD 21114
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