“Out of 800 probate cases ... about 400 of them had properties ... I'm sending basically 400 letters, and the response rate has been incredible”

Krista Recker · Real Estate AI Flash · EP 144: How AI Helps Agents Build a Niche They Can Own

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Had agents scrape Massachusetts probate court records, filtered ~800 cases to 400 with properties, then mailed handwritten letters to those owners

800 cases scraped, 400 letters sent

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