Real estate agents lose leads in two places: calls they miss during showings, and follow-ups they never get to. Going into 2027, these are the 10 AI tools we'd look at first for those jobs.
We don't guess what's coming next. Every pick is something agents are already using, and each one links to a real source: a builder's post, a news story, or the maker's own page. The full list, with a side-by-side table, is on BusyWorkBots.
Prices come from each maker and change often. Check before you buy.
Answer calls you can't pick up
1. Showing-Time Phone Receptionist (DIY)
Answers calls during showings, asks key questions, and books the meeting. The builder forwards missed calls to an AI voice agent, gives it qualifying questions (buy or sell, budget, timeline), and connects it to Google Calendar. The post doesn't name the voice tool. Source
2. Real Estate Call Bot (DIY, ElevenLabs + n8n)
Answers calls, finds out if the caller wants to buy, rent, or sell, and collects budget and area. The builder's prompt is short: "Be short and friendly. Offer to book a viewing." Source
3. Missed Call Text-Back for Agents (DIY, n8n + Twilio + Google Sheets)
Texts back missed callers and asks one question at a time: buy, sell, rent, or invest? Budget? When do you want to move? Then it offers a call or meeting time.
Cost: n8n is free to self-host (cloud from $20/mo). Texting and other apps cost extra. Source · Steps on our page
Follow up without a big CRM
4. Lead Follow-Up Sheet (DIY, Google Sheets)
Replies to new leads and follows up on days 2, 5, and 10, with no CRM needed. Make a sheet with Name, Phone, Date In, and Last Message, then set messages for day 0, 2, 5, and 10, plus one after the showing. Source
5. Free Lead Scorer (DIY, n8n + Ollama + Gmail)
Pulls the key facts from each buy or rent request (budget, area, move date, bedrooms), scores it, and alerts you. Ollama runs the AI on your own computer, so you need a machine that can handle it. Source
6. Gmail Reply Drafter (DIY, n8n + Gmail + OpenAI)
Drafts a reply to each customer email. Nothing sends until you check it. If it doesn't know an answer, the prompt tells it to say "I'll check and get back to you today." Source
Ready-made tools
7. Structurely
An AI assistant that texts, emails, and calls leads to qualify them.
Cost: usage based. The maker lists voice from $0.07/min and texts from $0.02. Pricing
8. Follow Up Boss
Pulls all your leads into one CRM and sets up automatic follow-up texts and emails.
Cost: from $69/user/mo. Pricing
9. Lofty
IDX website, CRM, and an AI assistant that follows up with leads.
Cost: not shown. Check the maker's site. Pricing
10. Leo Pro (The Real Brokerage)
Follows up cold CRM leads and keeps deals moving. Only for Real Brokerage agents for now.
Cost: a monthly plan with 20,000 tokens. Inman reported a $9.99/mo intro price for agents who signed up on launch day. No results yet. Source
Where to start
- Missing calls at showings? Start with #1 or #3.
- Leads going cold? Start with #4. It is just a sheet and a schedule.
- Want one app for everything? Look at #8 or #9, and ask for a demo.
None of these picks has shared hours saved yet. Keep a person in the loop for anything that goes to a client, and listen to the first week of calls.
More tools for agents, sorted by job: all real estate bots.
Full disclosure: I run BusyWorkBots.
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