So the strangest thing happened to me over the weekend. I got a hand-addressed envelope in the mail! You may think it's odd that I find that interesting, but really, how often does that happen? I told my friends about it, and they were all like, "Are you sure it wasn't auto-penned?" Nope, this was genuinely hand written.
It was from a bank too, a bank that I have dealings with actually. The bank my car loan is through. Inside this hand-addressed envelope was a printer advertisement for a mortgage special they have going until the end of February. Stapled onto the page was a business card from a local banker with them, and the (I'm assuming) national phone number that was printed on the sheet was blacked out.
Now, the deal actually seems really promising, something I'd be very willing to consider. The only real problem is, it has a deadline that comes before I'm going to be ready to actually buy a house. I'm sure there are some strings attached that they don't disclose on the form, or some other downside I didn't see (This is one of those larger national banks), but for the most part it seemed like a good deal.
The deal is actually so good, I've almost considered contacting the guy, just to see if they would be able to extend it till my deadline.
But what I find most interesting about this whole thing is, why did this guy feel like it was worth his time to hand-address an envelope to mail it to me? Is it possible he googled me and found this site and decided I might be a good candidate for a mortgage? Or is it just one of those random things where there is no meaning?
If I do decide to contact him about the deal, I'm going to ask. . . .
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