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Post Office Time Saver For Realtors

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Real Estate Agent with Downing-Frye Realty, Bonita Springs, FL 676419

The next time you're in the post office pick up the FREE "Flat Rate Envelope" and buy the stamps to go on them.  The cost to mail flate rate is $4.05, with no weight limits. 

This is great for anyone that mails relocation packages or bundled material.

There are a few rules. 

1.  There isn't a weight limit, but the envelope must close securely.  It can be taped shut for security.

2.  Any tape can not cover the stamp, even if it's clear tape.

3.  The envelope has to be delivered to a postal employee in the post office.  It cannot be put in your home mailbox.   It cannot be put in the drop box at the post office.  (Post 911 security)

4.  You can often just hand the envelope to a postal agent and avoid the line.  They simply need physically delivered inside to an agent.

The great news is that you can buy your flat rate envelopes with postage attached, as well as, stamps online, too! 

It's an awesome way to send a small gift or a local paper to a potential buyer that may live out of town. 

I've used the flat rate envelopes for my "Bonita Springs Relocation Package" for years. 

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Comments(7)

Teri Isner
Keller Williams Realty at the Lakes - Orlando, FL
GRI, CRS, CIPS
Stamps online also have a $16 per month fee check the fine print.
Nov 22, 2006 09:22 AM
Ann Cummings
RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Great suggestion!  I've been doing this for years now, and clients love it!  Makes them feel really special because it looks like a "VIP" package when it arrives.  And you're right, you can fit a ton of stuff in there as long it closes securely!!

Ann Cummings

Nov 22, 2006 09:22 AM
Chris Griffith
Downing-Frye Realty, Bonita Springs, FL - Bonita Springs, FL
Bonita Springs Listing Specialist - Agent
Teri: That could be a deal breaker for some folks.  In my neck of the woods our "infrastructure" hasn't kept up with development.  Our  post office is like Feline's Bride Stampede eight months out of the year and I avoid it at all cost. :)  Tourists....you need them and fear them, all at once.
Nov 22, 2006 09:27 AM
Christopher Walker
Mission Grove Realty Inc. - Hemet, CA
Local Broker and Realtor - Hemet & San Jacinto, CA

Once you pick up the envelopes, boxes etc....FREE from the post office or local postal center, you can go to USPS.com and print your postage right on line! Then, you can also schedule them to pick it up from your home or office! No muss, no fuss. Only 1 trip to the post office for the packaging and you are done. You can also pack up all of those x-mas gifts to your family and clients, print the postage online and schedule a pick up too!

Nov 22, 2006 09:37 AM
"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL
Have A Blessed Day Of Giving Thanks...TLW and Company...ROAR!
Nov 22, 2006 10:47 AM
Kristal Kraft
Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO
Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

We stuff the "flat fee" envelopes as much as we can with relo info.  It's a real deal!  Thanks for the info.

kk

Nov 22, 2006 12:02 PM
Chris Griffith
Downing-Frye Realty, Bonita Springs, FL - Bonita Springs, FL
Bonita Springs Listing Specialist - Agent

Thank you for stopping in.

Aug 23, 2014 11:33 AM