LetterAgent
Mail physical letters by just asking your AI assistant.
Keep it short, warm, and practical: your first name, your house, one or two genuinely useful local tips, and an open invitation with no pressure to reply. Leave out personal details, questions about their household, and anything about their home's price or history, since a welcome note should lower the stress of moving, not add to it.
Half a page is the right length. Newcomers are unpacking boxes and fielding calls from utilities; a long letter feels like homework. Handwriting adds warmth for a note like this, but a typed letter mailed through a service works just as well when handwriting is not your strength. If you mail it, address it simply to "New Neighbour" or "New Resident" at the street address when you do not yet know their name: postal workers deliver to the address, and the note will find them.
| Topic | Useful detail | Skip this |
|---|---|---|
| Waste and recycling | Collection day, bin rules, where extra bags go | Complaints about the collection service |
| Parking | Street rules, permits, visitor spots, winter bans | Grudges about past parking disputes |
| Services | Nearest grocery, pharmacy, clinic, hardware store | Your opinions of every business on the street |
| Community | Block events, community centre, library hours | Pressure to join a group or association |
| Safety | Porch light habits, package delivery tips | Crime stories or warnings about specific people |
The best tips are the ones that save a newcomer a failed errand: knowing that recycling goes out on Tuesday, that street parking needs a permit after a certain hour, or that the nearest pharmacy closes early on Sundays. Avoid turning the letter into a rulebook. One or two practical notes plus an invitation read as friendly; a list of ten regulations reads as a warning.
A welcome letter crosses a line when it shows you already know things about the newcomers that they did not tell you. Do not mention what they paid for the house, who lived there before, how many people are in their household, or anything you learned from a listing, a neighbour's gossip, or a public record. Do not ask how many children they have, where they moved from, or what they do for work: those are questions for a conversation they choose to have, not for a first note. Avoid commenting on renovations, cars, or deliveries you noticed. Keep your own sharing light too: your first name and house are enough, and your phone number is optional. Some people welcome a number; others prefer to wave first and talk later, and both responses are fine.
Send it within the first week or two after move-in, while the welcome still feels timely, but not on moving day itself, when the household is in chaos. A small gift is optional and often appreciated: baked goods, a local takeout menu, or a plant. If you include food, note the ingredients, since allergies and dietary restrictions are common and an unlabelled gift can go uneaten. Do not include gift cards with large values or anything that feels like an obligation to reciprocate. The letter itself is the gift that matters most, because it tells newcomers that at least one neighbour is glad they arrived. With LetterAgent, you describe the letter to your AI assistant, approve the exact quoted price, and it is printed on 8.5 by 11 inch paper, single-sided, and mailed in a double-window envelope.
Ready to mail it? Send your letter with LetterAgent: describe it to your AI assistant, approve the exact quoted price, and it is printed and mailed.
LetterAgent is a working name. Prices include print, postage, and our service fee. US prices in USD, Canadian prices in CAD (Canadian prices exclude applicable sales tax, added at checkout). Currently in private testing.
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