I know it’s easy to think Millennials only care about text messages and emails. And while it’s true they prefer to communicate back-and-forth electronically, a hand-written note goes a LONG way.
With my own first-time homebuyer clients in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake, I see the power of a hand-written thank you note. After a 20-something client had been in her new house for one month, I wrote her a quick letter of congratulations (in pen and paper), and she called me immediately to say thank you. Remember: you can’t hang a nice text message on the fridge.
Plus, you can send a hand-written note at any point in the homebuying process (even when it’s over). Yes, young people like instant communication — and I know it’s critical to be available via text message. But in our digital-everything world, the hand-written note is special, memorable and will make you stand out.
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