Relationship Retention for Realtors · Kelowna, BC

Your clients don't
forget the agent
who never forgot them.

Most realtors disappear after closing. Open Me keeps you emotionally present in your clients' lives long after the deal is done — through personal, physical mail that arrives at exactly the right moment and feels like it came from someone who genuinely remembers them.

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Handwritten. Personalized. Mailed. No software yet — real results first Limited pilot spots in Kelowna
WESTSIDE REALTY · KELOWNA, BC Jake Thurston, REALTOR® Dear Sarah, A NOTE FOR YOU, SARAH With warmth, Jake Thurston
OpenMe
Open Me · Kelowna, BC CANADA POST Sarah Mitchell 4821 Maple Drive, Kelowna BC
Name in calligraphy — no marketing
Open Me logo in the wax seal
Personal letter inside
The Real Problem

Most realtors don't lose
clients. They just disappear.

They close deals well. They're skilled, professional, and genuinely care. But the moment the keys change hands, the relationship fades — until someone is ready to sell again. By then, someone else already showed up.

41%
of top agent volume comes from past clients and referrals — the most valuable, lowest-cost business available
1.7×
average times an agent contacts their database per year — nearly invisible to the people who already chose them
73%
of clients say they'd use the same agent again — but only 12% actually do. The gap is simply staying in touch.

"I walked to throw out a coffee cup in my lobby and couldn't — the bin was overflowing with real estate mail. Nobody glanced at it. That's when I knew the problem wasn't that people send mail. It's that they send the wrong kind."

— Tanner Collins, Founder · Open Me · Kelowna, BC
What Open Me Actually Is

This isn't mail marketing.
It's emotional memory
at scale.

Every person on your client list made the most important financial decision of their life with you by their side. They remember that moment. The question is whether they remember you.

Open Me captures the details that matter — kids' names, dogs, hobbies, milestones, favourite coffee shops — and turns them into physical, personal touchpoints that arrive at exactly the right moment. Not because a system triggered it. Because it feels like you remembered.

That's the difference between a postcard and a piece of mail someone keeps on their fridge for six months.

"The goal isn't nice branding or a cool postcard. The goal is one sentence: 'I can't believe they remembered that.'"

— That sentence is your business.
The difference, clearly
✗ What everyone sends
Addressed to "Resident"
Congrats on your home anniversary!
Big logo, bright colours
Generic market update
Screams "I want a commission"
✓ What Open Me sends
Name in calligraphy — no marketing visible
Mentions Emma's soccer season
Wax seal, no markings
About their street, their equity
Feels like "they remembered me"
What clients actually say

"How did he know Cooper loves the backyard? He remembered."

Tom Chen · past buyer · Kelowna, BC

"There was just my name on the front. I felt like someone actually cared."

Sarah Mitchell · year-one anniversary letter

The Physical Product

Plain outside.
Stunning inside.

Every detail is intentional. Here is exactly what lands in your client's mailbox — and why it never gets thrown out.

Front of envelope
Open Me Kelowna, BC V1Y 0A1 CANADA POST Sarah Mitchell 4821 Maple Drive, Kelowna, BC V1W 1A1
Back of envelope
Open Me
Their name — front and centre
Their name in elegant calligraphy is what dominates the front. Canada Post requires a return address and postage, so both are there — kept small and discreet so they don't break the experience. What's completely absent: any company logo, any marketing language, any offer, any "CURRENT RESIDENT." It looks like a personal letter from someone who knows them. Because it is.
Return address and postage — kept clean
Canada Post requires a return address and postage — so we tuck them in. Return address sits small and quiet in the top left. Postage is a clean printed label top right. Both are there, both are discreet. The mystery on the front stays completely intact.
Premium cream envelope — 8 colours available
Thick, warm, cotton or linen stock. Not office white. Cream, ivory, forest green, midnight, blush, sage, navy. The weight of it in their hand communicates quality before they read a single word.
Real wax seal — applied by hand
Not printed. Not a sticker. Real hot wax poured and stamped with a custom brass die of the Open Me logo. Tactile, warm, completely unlike anything else in a mailbox. Every person who handles it runs their fingers over it. Every single time.
Your brand in the seal — not on the face
Most agents plaster their logo on the front. We put the brand in the wax on the back. It's discovered after curiosity wins — not announced before it begins. That's the difference between marketing and an experience.
"Open Me" — quiet, intentional, intriguing
Three words in the corner. Tiny. Elegant. Not a slogan — just enough to make them pause and wonder. Most clients Google it after receiving it. That moment of curiosity is designed in on purpose.
Open it — this is what's inside

The letter that got
Chris on the phone.

Direct. Real. Specific. Sounds like a person — not a company. Gets a response because it deserves one.

WESTSIDE REALTY · KELOWNA, BC
Jake Thurston, REALTOR®
May 12, 2026

Hey Chris & Megan,

Congratulations on the new baby! Wishing you guys all the best on this new chapter.

Hey — if you have a moment I would love to see the baby and catch up. There's a place near you called Delicious Donuts on Springfield. I'll be around there this week — give me a text or call and let's make it happen.

Talk soon

Jake Thurston  ·  (250) 555-0182

Cheers,
Jake Thurston
Why this letter works — and what it is really doing
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All about them — nothing about us
Every sentence is in their court. How are they settling in. How is the house. How is the family. There is no pitch, no agenda, no market update. Just genuine interest in their life. That alone is rare enough to get a response.
🤝
Best friend checking in — not a realtor pitching
"How are you settling in" and "been a while since we caught up" sounds like someone who genuinely cares. Natural. Not rehearsed. Not corporate. The kind of note you'd send a close friend who just had a baby. That is exactly what it needs to feel like — and exactly why it gets kept.
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A real place. A real date. An easy out.
Not "let's grab coffee sometime." A specific spot near their home, a date, a time — and a simple alternative if it does not work. That combination makes it easy to say yes. Jake calls a few days after it arrives and asks if they got it. That call becomes the meeting.
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Business happens over coffee — not in the letter
The letter gets the meeting. The meeting is where the conversation about space, life changes, the neighbourhood, and what is next comes up naturally. New baby, growing family — it all surfaces on its own. The letter just makes sure that coffee actually happens.
The full loop — how it becomes a meeting
1.Letter arrives. Chris reads it. Feels genuinely remembered.
2.Jake calls two days later: "Hey — did you get something in the mail from me?"
3.They confirm Thursday or find a morning that works. Meeting is booked.
4.Coffee happens. Space comes up naturally. Relationship deepens.
5.Jake is the first call when they are ready to upsize.
What this letter could become
Sell their current home ~$9,000
Buy the bigger home ~$12,000
Total two-side commission ~$21,000
Started with a congratulations letter and a coffee invite.
6 Font Styles — Choose What Fits Your Brand

The font is the first thing they feel.

Before reading a word, the handwriting tells the story. Warm and personal, sharp and confident, or elegant and rare — choose your signature.

Dear Sarah,
Classic Serif
Timeless. Trusted. Warm.
Dear Sarah,
Elegant Script
Personal. Emotional. Rare.
Dear Sarah,
Libre Baskerville
Editorial. Sharp. Confident.
Dear Sarah,
Clean Modern
Direct. Contemporary. Bold.
Dear Sarah,
Bold Signature
Authoritative. Memorable.
Dear Sarah,
Heritage Gold
Luxury. Vintage. Premium.
The Process — Start to Finish

Simple for you.
Unforgettable for them.

You tell us about your clients once. We handle every single step after that — the writing, the paper, the printing, the sealing, the mailing, the timing. You get the relationship. We do the work.

1

You share what you know about your clients

Takes 5 minutes per client

Their name, their address, their closing date — and anything you remember about them. Kids' names, pets, their favourite coffee shop, what they loved about the home, what they were excited about. The more you give us the more personal it gets. But even a name and a closing date is enough to start.

Pet names Kids & activities Favourite café Renovation goals Birthdays Anything they mentioned once
2

We write a personalised letter in your voice

AI + human review

Using the details you gave us, we write a letter that references real specifics from that client's life — in your voice, in your tone. Not a template. Not a merge field. A letter that sounds like you sat down and thought about them. Because in every way that matters, you did — you gave us the details that made it possible.

"Hard to believe it's already been a year since your family moved into the place with the big maple tree out front..."

Not a template. Written for Sarah specifically.

3

You approve it — or we adjust

Your call, always

You see every letter before it goes out. Read it, change anything, add a detail we missed — or just approve and we handle the rest. Nothing leaves without your okay. This is your name on the letter. It has to be right.

4

We print, seal, and mail everything

You do nothing

The letter is printed on premium 32lb cotton paper. The envelope is addressed in elegant calligraphy — their name prominent on the front, return address small in the top left, postage clean in the top right. The wax seal is applied by hand on the back. It gets stamped and mailed. You receive a confirmation when it goes out.

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32lb cotton paper
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Calligraphy name on front
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Wax seal applied by hand
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Mailed first class
5

Your client responds. You get the call.

This is why you're here

They open it. They read it. They feel remembered. They text back — sometimes within hours. They come in for coffee. They mention it to their neighbour who's thinking about selling. They refer their sister. That's not a hope. That's what happens when someone receives a letter that proves someone genuinely remembered them.

Real result from the pilot

"The math is simple. One genuine reconnection — one coffee, one referral, one client who felt genuinely remembered — covers years of Open Me. The letter is just the beginning of the relationship."

What you never have to do

✗Write a single letter yourself
✗Buy paper or envelopes
✗Apply a wax seal
✗Go to the post office
✗Track who you've contacted
✗Remember anniversaries or birthdays
✗Wonder what to say
✗Spend hours on marketing
✗Feel guilty about going quiet
Interested?

Let's talk about
what this looks like for you.

We are building Open Me around what realtors in Kelowna actually need. No pricing is locked in yet — we want to get it right for the people using it. Book a short call and we will walk you through what we are building, show you the physical product, and figure out together what makes sense.

Zero pressure. No pitch. Just a conversation about whether this fits where you want to take your business.

We show you the physical product
You hold the envelope. You read the letter. You feel what your clients would feel. That usually settles it.
We build it around your client base
Every agent is different. We want to understand your database, your style, and what staying in touch actually looks like for you.
Pilot spots are limited in Kelowna
We are starting small on purpose. A handful of agents, real results, and a service that is built right before we grow it.
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Book a 15-minute call

Tell us a bit about your practice. We will reach out to book a time that works and walk you through everything in person or over the phone.

Request a Conversation

"The question is not whether you can afford it. It is whether you can afford to keep letting your best relationships go quiet."

Tanner Collins · Founder · Open Me
What we are figuring out together
→Packaging and service tiers
→Gift and add-on credits for clients
→Local affiliate partnerships in Kelowna
→Postage, printing and production costs
→What an ongoing relationship looks like
The Story Behind Open Me
"I've lived in a house. I've lived in a home. I know the difference — and so does everyone who's ever felt it. My job, and the job of every agent I believe in, is to make sure people find the second one. That's what we build here. Not leads. Not campaigns. Trust, value, and a connection strong enough that when someone is ready to make the most important decision of their life — they already know who to call."
— Tanner Collins, Founder · Kelowna, BC
🏠

A home changes everything

It's not square footage. It's where life actually happens. Helping someone find theirs is a privilege.

🤝

Relationships compound

The agent who stays genuinely in touch earns trust no ad spend can buy. That trust turns into a career.

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Physical still hits different

In a world of ignored notifications, something personal and physical lands harder than anything digital.

Built from a lobby.
Built for the relationship.

I started Open Me because I kept watching the same thing happen every day. Real estate agents putting real money into mailers — and I watched people pick them up and drop them straight in the trash without a second thought. Just a reflex. Nobody cared.

I remember the exact moment it hit me. I went to toss my empty coffee cup in the garbage bin in my building lobby — and I couldn't. The bin was overflowing with real estate mail. Flyers, postcards, market updates, all piled up. The result of all that effort, all that spend, was a full trash can.

The problem was never mail. The problem was how it was being done. Generic, mass-printed, addressed to nobody. I wanted to turn a flyer into something someone actually wanted to open, read, and keep.

For the realtor who understands that value shouldn't go unnoticed — that authentic connection is the only edge that doesn't expire — Open Me is for you.

Early Access · Kelowna Pilot

Join the first
group of realtors.

We're launching manually with a small group in Kelowna. White-glove service, personalized mail for your clients, and direct access to Tanner. No software yet — just real relationships and real results.

No commitments. No credit card. Tanner will reach out personally within 24 hours. Keeping this small on purpose — we want every agent to get real results before we scale.

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