An uneven walk or heaved step can mean an injury claim, and landlords carry the exposure.
Concrete & paving play · Landlord marketing
Concrete and paving for landlords who need trip hazards and cracked drives fixed.
Rental owners face liability from uneven walks and failing drives, and they want one contractor who handles every property. Spur finds absentee owners with older rentals, writes a direct card, and mails it to the owner's real address.
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USPSFirst-Class
Leon ArcherPO Box 3321Carmel, IN 46082Scan to request a rental flatwork quote
Leon A. scanned your rental flatwork card · 5 min ago
AI-written for this owner · Mailed in 2 days
1 weektypical turnaround for rental flatwork repairs
Absenteecards go to the owner's mailing address
One invoiceeven across multiple properties
The problem
Flatwork problems on rentals are cheap to fix and expensive to ignore.
Work done between tenants adds days to vacancy. Slow contractors cost rent.
Absentee owners live elsewhere. Mailing the rental reaches the tenant, not the decision maker.
How it works
From list to mailbox in one workflow.
Five steps from a rental owner list to a recurring portfolio account.
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See it in Spur
A landlord list in Spur
Sample Indianapolis-area absentee owners with two or more rentals built before 2000. Names are partly masked.
County MarionAbsentee owner2+ rentalsBuilt pre-2000Skip-traced mailing address
- Leon A.PO Box 3321, Carmel IN4 rentals · built 1965–1992AbsenteeDrives & walks
- Westside Holdings LLC2900 W 10th St, Indianapolis8 rentals · built 1955–1985LLCOlder stock
- Maureen & Jack D.9410 E 56th St, Lawrence2 rentals · built 1978Absentee
- Crown Property Mgmt1102 N Meridian St, Indianapolis13 rentals · built 1960–1998Property manager
- Earl F.720 Allisonville Rd, Fishers3 rentals · built 1985–1995Absentee
AI draft for Leon A. · PO Box 3321, Carmel
Hi Leon,
A heaved step or a cracked walk on a rental is small until someone trips. We repair and replace walks, steps, and driveways on rentals across Indianapolis, usually within a week.
You get photos before and after, a fixed price, and one invoice even if you own several properties.
Scan the code to request a quote for any of your rentals.
Marcus Hale · Circle City Concrete · (317) 555-0128
Sample data for illustration. Your results depend on your market and filters.
Playbook
What landlords need from a concrete contractor
A landlord wants flatwork problems to disappear quickly, safely, and cheaply, with minimal contact. That means a contractor who responds fast, quotes a fixed price, photographs the work, and sends one invoice. Landlords who find one tend to stay for years, across every property they own.
Liability drives urgency. A sunken walk, a spalled step, or a driveway with a drop at the apron can cause a fall. Landlords respond to cards that name the risk plainly and offer a quick fix. Concrete leveling and grinding often solve trip hazards for far less than replacement, and offering those options builds trust.
Portfolio accounts are the prize. An owner with five rentals may need a handful of repairs a year plus an occasional replacement. A standing agreement with priority scheduling and fixed pricing turns one-off jobs into recurring revenue.
Reach the owner, not the tenant. Absentee owners are best reached at their mailing address through skip tracing. Spur routes cards to the owner's real address and separates LLCs and managers into their own lists.
Keep communication light. Landlords don't want to coordinate with tenants or visit the property. Offer to schedule directly with the tenant, send photos when the job is done, and bill once.
10×+return on a year of Spur Team from one landlord account
One portfolio account is worth years of Spur.
- Spur Team: $49/mo billed annually = $588/yr
- 800 landlord cards on Team at $0.94 each = $752
- 1 portfolio account (~$6,000/yr) plus 1 replacement (~$7,000) ≈ $13,000
Example math. Account size and response vary. Run your own numbers →
One tool, not four
Spur vs. the usual landlord outreach
What you needThe usual waySpur
Skip-traced owner mailing addressesMail to the rental, reaching tenants✓ Built in
Targets owners with multiple rentalsEveryone in the zip✓ Built in
Portfolio plan offer on the cardOne-off job pitch✓ Built in
Scan alerts tell you who wants a planNo visibility✓ Built in
Mailed in 2 daysWeeks with a print vendor✓ Built in
Landlord Marketing by the numbers
Why landlords are a recurring source of flatwork
~44M
renter households in the U.S., many in single-family and small multifamily homes
25–30 yrs
typical life of a concrete driveway, so older rentals need work
10×+
return on a year of Spur Team from one landlord account
FAQ
Landlord concrete marketing questions
How do I market concrete work to landlords?
Reach absentee owners with multiple older rentals through skip-traced mailing addresses, and lead with speed, fixed pricing, and one invoice.
Should I mail the property manager or the owner?
Both. Spur flags management companies and owners separately, and you can send each a different card.
What should the offer be?
Fast repairs, fixed pricing, before-and-after photos, and a portfolio plan with priority scheduling.
Can I offer trip-hazard grinding?
Yes. Grinding and leveling are lower-cost fixes for uneven walks, and landlords value them.
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