Customer Support and Voice AI
AI receptionist for small business: calls, bookings and handoffs
What an AI receptionist does on a real call, the rules that apply, a sample greeting and a pass/fail checklist to launch one safely.
Inbound
AI Voice Receptionist for Real Estate
Buyers and renters ringing about a listing reach someone at once, viewings get booked, and sellers hear back.
A buyer who sees a listing at night rings straight away, and whoever answers first usually gets the viewing. This receptionist answers your agency's line the moment a portal inquiry becomes a phone call. It answers listing questions from your property details, books viewings into each agent's calendar, records buyer and renter needs in your CRM and handles seller update calls.
- Listing questions answered from your own property details
- Viewings booked into the right agent's calendar
- Offers and negotiations always passed to the agent
$6,900
20–30 working days
Optional maintenance $345/mo
What it is
AI Voice Receptionist for Real Estate answers your agency's line the moment a portal inquiry turns into a phone call. It answers listing questions from your property information, books viewings into Google or Outlook Calendar, records buyer and renter requirements in your real estate CRM, and handles seller update calls.
Why businesses buy it
In real estate, speed decides who wins the lead. Buyers and renters ring several agencies about similar homes, and the first one to answer and book a viewing keeps them. Agents out on viewings cannot pick up every call, and sellers wanting updates take time away from selling. This receptionist answers every call, books viewings inside your rules and keeps sellers informed with only what you mark shareable. The Scope Card lists call flows, systems and limits before you order, so you know exactly what it handles.
Problems this solves
Portal enquiries turn into phone calls nobody is free to answer
The receptionist answers your agency's line as soon as someone rings about a listing. It answers questions from your property information, so the enquiry does not go cold.
Booking viewings means rounds of calls and calendar juggling
Viewings are booked straight into Google or Outlook Calendar during the call. Agents see the appointment appear without having to phone the buyer back to arrange it.
Buyer and renter requirements end up in scribbled notes
Each caller's requirements, such as budget, area and number of bedrooms, are recorded in your real estate CRM. Agents can match them to new listings later.
Sellers ring repeatedly for updates and tie up the negotiators
Seller update calls run through their own call flow, using information already held in your systems. Negotiators get a summary of each call rather than taking every one themselves.
A good fit if
Portal inquiries turn into calls while agents are out at viewings, and a caller who waits too long rings the next agency.
Viewings are arranged in Google or Outlook Calendar and your contacts live in a real estate CRM.
Callers ask about the same listing details over and over: price, bedrooms, parking, when it can be seen.
Sellers ring for updates on viewings and feedback that your CRM already records.
Not the right fit if
Most portal inquiries arrive in writing and need an instant written reply. AI Real Estate Lead Agent, responds to property inquiries and qualifies buyers and renters.
You want buyers matched to listings automatically. See AI Property Recommendation, which matches buyers to listings on their criteria.
You need confirmation and reminder calls placed out to buyers. See AI Outbound Calling Agent for Real Estate.
Most of your calls come from tenants about an existing tenancy. AI Real Estate Support, answers tenant and client questions for agencies and managers.
How it works
- The call is answered while the inquiry is fresh. Your agency greeting and recording notice play, and the caller is asked which property they are ringing about.
- Listing questions are answered from your property information. Price, size, features and availability come from the listing details you supply, up to 50 documents or an FAQ set, so the receptionist never invents a detail.
- Viewings are booked into the agent's calendar. Using the Real Estate workflow template, it offers open slots from Google or Outlook Calendar, books one inside your rules, and confirms the address and time.
- Buyer and renter requirements are captured. Budget, area, property type and timescale are recorded against the contact in your real estate CRM, ready for matching to listings.
- Sellers get the updates you choose to share. When a seller calls, the receptionist reads back the viewing activity or notes you mark as shareable in the CRM, or puts them through to their agent.
- Offers and negotiations go to a person. Anyone wanting to make an offer or discuss terms is transferred to the agent for that property, or a message is taken and logged.
What you provide within 72 hours
Your portal lists these the moment you order. Delivery starts the working day after everything is in and your access is checked.
- A telephony account in the agency's name, such as Twilio, Vonage or Exotel, with the number to use, forward or port.
- Your current listing details, kept as documents or an FAQ set, and how you will send updates.
- Viewing rules: which agents take which properties, slot lengths and notice needed.
- Which seller updates may be shared by phone, and the questions to ask before sharing them.
- Access to your real estate CRM and to Google or Outlook Calendar.
- Transfer numbers for each agent or team, and your preferred voice and language.
- Your call-recording disclosure wording and one decision-maker for approvals.
- An API key for your own AI model account (for example OpenAI or Google Gemini), created for this build with a spending limit.
The 72-hour rule. Send everything on your checklist, including access, within 72 hours of ordering so your build starts on time.
Timeline
Start
Intake verified, viewing rules and shareable seller updates agreed
Weeks 1–2
Real Estate template set up with your listings and call flows
Week 3
Real estate CRM and calendar connected
Weeks 3–4
50 test calls across buyer, renter and seller scenarios
Week 4
Your review and two rounds of changes
Go-live
Live on your line, recorded handoff, 30 days of support begin
| Option | Delivery time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 20–30 working days | $6,900 |
| Express | 15–25 working days | $7,950 |
| Rush | 10–20 working days | $8,950 |
What you receive at handover
- The receptionist live on your agency's phone line
- A real estate intent library and call flow templates for listing questions, viewings and seller updates
- Connections to Google or Outlook Calendar and your real estate CRM
- A test report from real estate scenario test calls, with transcripts
- An admin guide and a recorded handoff session
- 30 days of post-launch support
Expected benefits and how to measure them
- Can help more listing enquiries turn into booked viewings.
- Helps negotiators spend more time with buyers and sellers in person.
- Makes buyer requirements easier to match to new listings.
- Viewings booked from phone enquiries
- Count phone-booked viewings in your calendar. Compare the month before launch with the month after.
- Missed calls on listing enquiries
- Compare your phone system's missed-call report for four weeks before and after launch.
- Buyer records with full requirements
- Count CRM buyer and renter records with requirements filled in. Recount monthly after launch.
Before you start: Export a month of missed calls and count viewings booked by phone. Check how many CRM buyer records have requirements filled in.
These are things to track, not promised results. Outcomes depend on your data, your team and your market.
Running costs
The build is a single payment. Running it costs call minutes in your own accounts, roughly $0.13 to $0.31 per minute all in for the voice platform, the AI model and telephony, plus your number rental. A new listing that draws heavy interest raises minutes for a few weeks, then they settle.
Build and testing AI usage goes to your accounts in the same way.
Ask about running costsCustom requirements
If you want a sixth call flow, for example a separate path for lettings, or a third connected system such as a property management tool, add a note at checkout. A written Change Quote follows, and that work starts only after you accept it.
Request a custom versionKeep it running
After the 30 days of support, optional monthly maintenance covers monitoring, fixes, model and platform updates and a monthly health report. Change hours handle small jobs, like refreshing listing details, changing viewing slot lengths or adding an agent's calendar. Bigger work gets a Change Quote. Cancel any month.
$345/mo (5% of the build price a month, includes 3 change hours)
Optional. Starts after the post-launch support period. Cancel any month.
How maintenance worksHow this compares
| Do it yourself with a SaaS tool | Hire a custom agency | Upmark Labs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | A property call service usually charges monthly or per call | A custom build is quoted after discovery | Ours is one fixed price, shown on this page before you buy |
| Listing answers | Operators take a message for the agent | Depends on the brief | Ours answers from the listing details you supply |
| Viewings | Usually a callback to arrange | Depends on what was agreed | Ours books into the agent's calendar during the call |
| Delivery | Days to brief operators | Usually several weeks | Ours has a fixed delivery time shown before you buy, with faster options |
Questions about this product
How does AI Voice Receptionist for Real Estate know about our listings?
From the listing details you supply as documents or an FAQ set, up to 50 in total. It answers price, size, features and availability questions only from that information. When a listing changes or sells, the details need updating, which fits inside the monthly change hours in maintenance or can be quoted separately.
Can the agency receptionist book viewings in each agent's own calendar?
Yes. With Google or Outlook Calendar connected, it checks the right agent's free slots for that property, books a viewing inside your rules on notice and slot length, and confirms the address and time with the caller. The booking and caller details are also recorded against the contact in your CRM.
What does it tell a seller who rings for an update?
Only what you have marked as shareable. That might be the number of viewings booked or feedback notes your agents record in the CRM. The receptionist asks the verification questions you set first. Anything sensitive, such as offers or price discussions, goes straight to the seller's agent.
Does it handle offers from buyers?
No. A caller who wants to make an offer or negotiate is transferred to the agent responsible for that property. If the agent is unavailable, the receptionist takes the caller's details and the property, logs a message in your CRM, and tells the caller when to expect contact.
Can the real estate receptionist cover sales and rentals together?
Yes, as separate call flows within the five included. Buyers, renters and sellers can each follow their own questions and rules. If your rentals side needs its own phone number or team structure, Multi-Location Setup or a Change Quote covers the extra setup, priced in writing before work starts.
How long until the agency line is answered by the receptionist?
Delivery time for each speed is shown in the panel on this page, counted from the day your intake is complete and access is verified. Listing details, viewing rules and CRM and calendar access need to arrive within 72 hours of ordering. Late items push the delivery date back, so gather your listing documents first.
What does a real estate agency pay to keep it running?
Call minutes in your own accounts, about $0.13 to $0.31 a minute all in, plus number rental. A busy launch week for a new listing costs more, a quiet month less. Monthly maintenance is optional, and we charge nothing per lead, per viewing or per seller update call.
Guides on this topic
All guides Answer the portal lead before the next agency does.
Order AI Voice Receptionist for Real Estate and on a fixed delivery date buyers and renters calling about your listings get answers, booked viewings and a logged record in your CRM.
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