Junk Mail Magic

Stop buyer postcards for a house you already sold

Ask the advertiser to remove your name and the sold property's address from its marketing list. An advertiser's mailing list is its own record and may not reflect a recorded ownership change. You do not need to send the deed or closing paperwork to make the request.

By Junk Mail Magic. Updated .

Make a short removal request

  1. Find the advertiser named on the card and look it up yourself. A phone number printed on the card is not a verified contact route.
  2. Copy the mailing name and address exactly as printed, whether the card uses your name or a generic line.
  3. State that you no longer own the property and want marketing mail for that name and address removed. Leave out the deed, sale price and closing details.
  4. If the same advertiser also mails your current address and you want that stopped as well, name that address in the same request.

Why the request goes to the sender

The CFPB notes that recorded purchase and mortgage information can become public and that advertisers may use it in mailings. Updated county records do not show whether a particular advertiser has changed its list, so send the request to the sender, not the recording office.

A marketing request does not change legal, mortgage or tax records. If something arrives that looks like a real loan or title notice, contact the lender or title company you already know through a route you trust, and keep your closing documents with your other records.

Example former-owner request

Example for your own use. Replace the bracketed details and review what you share.

I no longer own the property at [property address]. Please remove [name as printed] and this address from your postal marketing list. I am not sending ownership documents with this request. Please confirm whether the change applies to the name and address printed on the postcard I received.

Keep a dated sender note

Write down each advertiser you contacted and the date. If another buyer postcard reaches you, check the name against that note. Follow up with a repeat sender using any timing it gave you, and send a new sender its own request.

Official source

Handle repeated offers to buy your houseWhy does junk mail increase after buying a home?Keep a marketing request separate from a billing address changeReview advertising after a postal address correctionAfter buying a homeAll practical mail guides

Have an unwanted advertisement ready?

Photograph one piece you are authorized to handle, with the sender and full mailing label visible. Review the details before submitting. The first request is free; the sender controls the response.

Try one request free