Does anyone have a good example of a letter that you would send for each of these categories? The pre-foreclosure letters seem to be popular, but I don’t think as many people are targeting these areas, and I get about 100 leads a week from public records on these. I have been sending them a general letter but I wonder if a specific letter to their problem would be better.
Dkingnu,
Where do you find your list of Probate contacts to mail to? I’ve been told that in my county, I must have a specific name in order to lookup the contact info. What happened to “freedom of information”??
~Glenn
I’m not sure you understand “freedom of information” as it applies to Government entities!
It doesn’t mean that you ask for information and you get free slave labor to do your homework for you.
Keith
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for the Surrogates Office to hand me a weekly list on a silver platter! But without having specific names to look up, how can one efficiently compile a probate mailing list?
By the same token, why should the government spend tax dollars to generate a list of names to assist you in marketing to “Bankrupcy [sic], probate, and tax liens” folks?
The way it works is that you have to request the information in some sort of form that they can generate a response to your request. For instance, if you want information pertaining to Bill Clinton and Whitewater, you can’t go to the government and say give me everything you’ve got on Presidents and their personal finances…
Keith (former military FOIA officer!)
Glenn,
When a probate case is opened a “Notice To Creditors” must be advertised in a local paper. Usually this is found in the classified section under Legal Notices. This notice will have the decedents name in it. Call the probate office and ask them which newspaper they advertise in.
Amy
Amy,
Could you please clarify? I figure if one sees the “Notice to Creditors” in a local paper then there is no need to call the Probate Office to ask which newspaper they placed the ad in 
Promise Land
Not every county uses the most popular local paper. Some will advertise in the Pennysaver type and sometimes they will advertise in legal newspapers that you can’t find at the quarter machine. In my county there are 6 local papers. I’d rather call and find out which one they use.
So PL if you got up this morning and drank your coffee and read your paper and found the notice… good for you. You saved your time and your dime.
Amy