List subscription, skip-tracing credits, a mail vendor, and a CRM. Each one bills separately and none of them talk to each other.
For real estate wholesalers
Motivated seller leads for wholesalers, without four subscriptions.
Pull motivated sellers, skip trace them, mail a letter that sounds like you wrote it by hand, and know who scanned it, all from one dashboard. Spur replaces the list tool, skip tracer, and yellow-letter vendor that eat your marketing budget before you lock up a contract.
Free forever plan · No card · 20 property searches a month
USPSFirst-Class
Keisha Johnson4410 Live Oak DrDallas, TX 75204Scan for a cash offer
Keisha J. scanned your postcard · just now
AI-written for this owner · Mailed in 2 days
1 loginfor list, skip trace, copy, and mail
$1.09per postcard on Team, printed and mailed
Instantscan alerts so you call first
The problem
Wholesaling margins die in the marketing stack.
Motivated sellers call two or three buyers. If you're third, you're buying it at the price the first two walked away from.
Single-filter lists are crowded. Sellers learn to ignore the stack of identical letters.
How it works
From list to mailbox in one workflow.
The same five steps every time, set up for real estate wholesalers.
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Plays for Wholesalers
Wholesaling plays you can run in Spur today
Sellers facing a deadline who need a fast, private sale.
Pre-foreclosureEquity 30%+
Empty properties that cost the owner every month.
VacantAbsentee
See the full play →Inherited and probateHeirs who didn't ask for a house and may want a simple exit.
Estate ownerOwned 20+ yrs
See the full play →Long-held rentals with owners who are done with tenants.
AbsenteeOwned 15+ yrs
Owners who can accept a wholesale price and still net cash.
Equity 60%+Owned 12+ yrs
Add addresses you spotted, enrich them, and mail the same day.
Custom listEnrich
See the full play →See it in Spur
A wholesaler's stacked list in Spur
Sample results for a stacked motivated-seller search. Names are partly masked.
Zip 28212Vacant or absenteeEquity 40%+Owned 10+ yrs
- Keisha J.2215 Shamrock DrAbsentee · Dallas, TXVacant54% equity
- Gerald P.5108 Albemarle RdOwner-occupiedPre-foreclosure41% equity
- Estate of R. Long3321 Eastway DrMailing in GastoniaEstate100% equity
- Sam & Tina V.6740 Wilora Lake RdAbsentee · Columbia, SCRental18 yrs
- Doris M.1902 Kilborne DrOwner-occupied67% equity29 yrs
AI draft for Keisha J. · 2215 Shamrock Dr
Hi Keisha,
My name is Derek and I buy houses here in East Charlotte. I noticed your place on Shamrock Drive has been sitting empty for a while.
If it needs repairs or you'd just rather not deal with it from Dallas, I can make you a cash offer and close in as little as two weeks. You won't pay agent commissions, and you can leave behind anything you don't want.
Scan the code on the front and I'll text you a no-pressure offer.
Derek Franklin · (704) 555-0188
Sample data for illustration. Your results depend on your market and filters.
Playbook
What makes a wholesaling direct mail campaign work
Wholesaling is a numbers game with a thin margin, so your marketing cost per contract matters more than your response rate. A campaign that gets fewer responses from a sharper list often produces more contracts at a lower cost than a big blast to a broad one.
Start from motivation, not geography. Pre-foreclosure, vacancy, inherited property, and long-held rentals all signal an owner who may value speed and certainty over top dollar. Stacking two of those signals in a neighborhood where you know the buyers is where the best wholesale spreads come from.
Your letter needs to sound like a local person, not a company. Mention the street, keep the tone plain, and make the next step easy: a phone number, a text line, or a QR code to a short form. Avoid language that implies urgency or distress the seller didn't tell you about; it reads as predatory and can create compliance problems.
Finally, treat speed to lead as part of the campaign. The seller who scans your postcard on Tuesday night is probably comparing you to other buyers by Wednesday. Instant alerts and an automated first text buy you that head start.
17×return on a year of Spur Team from one $10,000 assignment
One assignment covers the whole year.
- Spur Team: $588/yr billed annually
- 1,000 postcards on Team at $1.09 each = $1,090
- One $10,000 assignment fee = 17× your annual subscription
Example math. Assignment fees and response rates vary by market. Run your own numbers →
One tool, not four
Spur vs. the usual wholesaling stack
What you needThe usual waySpur
Motivated seller listsPropStream, BatchLeads, or list brokers✓ Built in
Skip tracingPay-per-hit skip tracing service✓ Built in
Hand-written style lettersYellow-letter service, $1–$2+ per piece✓ Built in
Scan alertsNot available✓ Built in
SMS and email follow-upSeparate dialer or CRM✓ Built in
From Wholesalers using Spur
Results from the mailbox.
“I was spending $340 a month across four tools just to find, enrich, and mail to motivated sellers. Spur replaced all of them and my response rate went up because the copy is actually personal.”
FAQ
Questions from real estate wholesalers
Is Spur a yellow letter alternative?
Yes. Spur's AI writes letters in a personal, plain tone that references the seller's property, then prints and mails them. Unlike most yellow-letter services, each piece can carry a per-owner QR code (on paid plans) so you know who's interested.
Can I wholesale virtually with Spur?
Yes. You can search, enrich, and mail any US market from anywhere, and run SMS and email follow-up from the same dashboard. Pair it with a local buyers list and a dispo partner.
How do I skip trace in Spur?
Click enrich on any property to get the owner's name, mailing address, phone numbers, and email. Solo includes 3 a month free; Team includes 75 and extras are $0.129 each.
Can I upload my own driving-for-dollars list?
Yes. Add the addresses you've collected, enrich the owners, and send them the same campaign as your other lists.
Is it legal to send wholesaling mail?
Direct mail to property owners is generally allowed, but wholesaling itself is regulated differently by state, and some states require specific disclosures. Check your state's rules and have your marketing reviewed before you mail.
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