The Neighborhood Pin is a postcard subscription, purchased as a 30- or 60-day mailing plan. It provides the agent’s farm area something unique and valuable-with consistency & simplicity. Unlike the average newsletter, The Pin has shelf-life and is easy-to-read. The eye-catching layout and rich content make it something the homeowner can look forward to regularly.

We can find availability and estimate your mailing for you. Simply fill out the form to the left. We'll get back to you within 1 business day.

If you want to get this going right away, the best way to get started is to go to eddm.usps.com and research your area to determine how many properties there are in the carrier route(s) you want. The map tool is easy to use, simply follow the instructions on the USPS EDDM site. You must mail the entire carrier route, no exceptions other than those residents that have requested that you “Do Not Mail” them. Use those totals you obtain from this tool to determine the total cost of mailing. The “quantity ranges are shown in the chart below. NOTE: the prices on the EDDM® Mapping Tool are postage only, and do not figure in the final pricing of The Neighborhood Pin.

You can fill out the contact form to the left and we will be in touch with you within 24 hours.

Here is a video to show you how to use the mapping tool.

YES, no exceptions other than those residents that have requested that you “Do Not Mail” them.

The Costs are shown in the chart below. Office (group) pricing is available and will be determined by quantity.

Prices are per piece mailed and assume a single Post Office drop-off and print run. Prices do not include sales tax.

Agents must provide a credit card to keep on file. Once the agent approves the initial cost, billing will take place automatically, according to their chosen plan. It’s essential to keep your credit card up to date. Design to the Pin will only start upon successful settlement of payment. There is a $5 fee for each declined billing attempt.

Turnaround is usually 6-13 days depending upon your location and the quantity of the mailing. We'll give you a more accurate estimation before mailing.

One of the many benefits of using EDDM is mailing on an oversized postcard. It's a whopping 9" x 6.5" and is printed on a beautiful super-glossy 14PT postcard!

Each new issue will vary agent-to-agent, but the basic monthly updates will include:
(1 or 2) ticket(s) with a local event*
(1) local pro sports schedule*
(1) market update list of local recent home sales (provided from your MLS provider)
(1, 2 or 3) feature property transaction(s) with photo, status & banner.relevant to the farm area. These must be your transactions, provided via email from your MLS** 

*Depends upon layout selection.
**Some brokerages may give permission to use a property that is not your transaction.

The most powerful images you can place here are of your actual transactions in the area. When there are no transactions to display, we can provide some great real estate-related stock photography and messages (additional design charges may apply.) The agent may also choose to provide local photography (landmarks, parks, lakes, etc.) to enhance the “local” feel of the card. Photos with clients/family are also a good idea. The option to show one property with three different photos is also available.

That depends on your Agency, State and Local regulations. But in most cases the answer is Absolutely!

We can design the cosponsor's ad for a fee or we can accept a hi-res .PDF file from the cosponsor's marketing department. We have templates available for the co-sponsor's marketing department. We can provide space for a 50%/50% split in cost, or a 75%/25% split. The templates are designed to equally proportion the amount of contribution to equal the amount of advertising space. We will bill each participating client separately, noting the total cost of the mailing, and referencing the partner and percentage clearly on each invoice. We require written sign off of proof via email from both parties for any sponsored newsletters.

The final ad sizes are:
50% / 50% split: 4.5" wide x 6.5" tall
75% / 25% split: 3.0" wide x 6.5" tall

Click HERE for templates.

We use EDDM® (Every Door Direct Mail®), allowing us to “lock-up” your mailing area. EDDM mails to entire carrier routes. Carrier routes are the mailing routes of each postal carrier and average from 250-1000 addresses. No lists, labeling or addressing is ever needed. We do all the work! Most important here is that when you choose a carrier route for your Neighborhood Pin, another agent’s Neighborhood Pin will never show up there.

Yes, there is a $59.95 one-time set-up fee for the basic layout, which works for about 90% of the agents. Any customization of the current design is additional and billed at the rate of $80.00/hr. There are limits to what we will concerning custom-design. We will review any customization requests on an individual basis and determine if those changes fit within our brand parameters. For the basic layout (shown in the example), we incorporate any awards, designations, logos, business cards, etc. Once your design is complete, there are no layout changes to the postcard unless ColorVibe updates the design style or you request custom design.

Hardly anything:-)

Send us 2 REPORTS from your MLS provider to Mike@HandsFreeAgent.com

REPORT #1 (Market Update)

1. Send ONLY 12-15 SETTLED properties for the area
2. Send as a Customer 1-line report (if possible)
3. Note how far back the comps go in the email; 30 Days, 60 Days, etc.

REPORT #2 (For the three center photos)

These must be YOUR properties. Send an MLS report for 1-3 properties for the center photo array. If you do not send a second MLS report or request a custom design to that area, we automatically place lifestyle images in the three photo frames. There will be a $15.00 fee to make any changes to the photo array at that point.

Yes, in one of two ways:

1. If you live on the carrier route, you will automatically receive one in the mail.
2. If you don’t live on the carrier route, you will not automatically receive one. However, you still have the option to receive samples in the mail. The cost is $2.50, and we’ll send you between 2 samples each mailing in a large manila envelope via First Class Mail.

Yes, there is no obligation or cancellation fee. Note that once you cancel or fail to pay the subscription for any reason, that carrier route will be made available immediately to the next in line on the waiting list. Cancellation must be made on or before work begins to the current mailing, or time spent may be billed.