Is it possible to route the message people send to my kvCore to my phone app messaging. I miss incoming messages because they go to kvCore and not my phone messenger.
If it is possible, how do I set it up?
Thanks!

With the surge in AI I’m intrigued if any of you have used any AI tool?

Hey r/RealEstateTechnology!

We recently put together a tool to help me (and hopefully others) automate the process of gathering property data (Zestimates, Redfin Estimates, etc.) from popular listing sites and plugging it straight into an existing spreadsheet. You basically give it a spreadsheet of addresses, and it returns updated values—along with citations—so you know exactly where each piece of info came from.

I made a short YouTube video demoing how it works. It’s been a huge time saver for me, especially when I’m managing multiple leads or keeping track of a lot of properties at once.

What it does
• Automatically collects Zestimates, Redfin Estimates, Realtor data, and more.
• Works with your existing spreadsheet of property addresses.
• Adds citations (super helpful if you need a quick reference).
• Saves tons of time versus manually jumping between websites.

Check out the video to see it in action, and if you find it useful, I’d love for you to try it out! Feel free to ask me any questions or give feedback. If you find it handy, a like or upvote would be awesome. Thanks, everyone, and happy automating!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MDWyTP67yY

Hey everyone!

I run a lead generation company specializing in SMS outreach for motivated sellers, and over the last 1.5 years, we’ve developed our own SMS platform to streamline (and massively improve) our workflow. After chatting with a fellow wholesaler recently, we realized our platform is actually far more robust and versatile than many of the existing tools out there. Now, we’re exploring potential partnerships with individuals or companies who can benefit from (and help us expand) this platform.

Here’s a quick snapshot of what our SMS platform can do:

• AI Auto Reply: Our system responds automatically to incoming texts with intelligent, context-based messages.

• Automated Data Extraction: It can parse incoming messages for key details—like asking price, reason for selling, etc.—and automatically record them. You can configure it to pull just about any information you need.

• Carrier Violation Management: We’ve built safeguards to avoid spam flags by limiting the number of messages sent per sender number within a specified timeframe.

• Opt-Out Management: Automatically flags and removes any opt-outs to keep your lists clean and compliant.

• Intelligent Message Filter: Only shows you the messages that actually need your attention (e.g., potential leads or replies that require a human touch). Irrelevant or abusive messages get filtered out.

• Built-In CRM: Keep track of leads and conversations in one place, without juggling external CRM platforms (though you can still integrate if you want).

• Automated Lead Status: The system updates lead statuses (e.g., “Wrong Number,” “Qualified,” “Unqualified”) based on replies, so you can focus on the leads that matter.

• Property Info Display: Property details appear right alongside the conversation to help you quickly assess each lead.

• Auto-Scheduling Appointments: Eliminate the hassle of back-and-forth scheduling by setting up appointments automatically.

• Seamless Integrations: We can connect to a variety of tools, including Salesforce, Calltools, Zapier, Calendly, and more (as long as there’s API access).

• Auto-Followup: Automatically re-engages leads after a certain period, so you never miss a chance to convert.

Why We’re Looking for Partners

• Product Validation: We want partners to put our platform through its paces in real-world scenarios and provide feedback to help us make it even better.
• Sales Partnership: We’re also looking for people interested in partnering with us to sell and promote the platform to other real estate professionals.

I'm not claiming our tools is best in the market, but this can become!

Hey Everyone,

We're thinking of switching from FollowUpBoss to Monday.com. Though we are trying to do our own research on how well it could do, I just want to ask for any feedback or any first hand experience on how well it works for you, so if you're someone who's using Monday.com please let us know how it's working for you. Is it better? Is it easier to navigate? Does it do well for automation? How about email campaigns? Lead management? Sales Funnel?

Any feedback, anything at all, can help us out big time. Thank you!

Hey all - I've been trying to figure out the best way to manage my social media accounts. What do you guys use today to post listings? do you do this manually across all social platforms? and how much time do you (or your team) spend on managing social media presence?

Thank you!

Hi there! I've never done cold calling in my career. This has led me to work mostly with buyers which is extremely time consuming. I always see people talking about calling expired listings, and this might be a silly question, but how do I even get their number or contact information? Is there any type of software to get their phone number?

I'm developing a web app and need to pull listing photos using a URL or MLS ID.

The agent has confirmed they own the rights to the images.

Is there a way to do this without needing RETS credentials? Would scraping a site like Zillow for image URLs be legal? I want to ensure everything is done legally.

Hi all,

I’m looking for some advice regarding our WordPress-powered real estate website. We’ve got a massive site that pulls in over 3,400 properties and all associated media content through RETS, replicating the entire MLS. Initially, things were running smoothly, but after 3 years, I feel like some things are starting to get neglected and not purged properly. I don’t have control over the sync scripts, as Realtyna handles that part of the integration.

The Issue:

Our site is starting to experience noticeable lag. We’re using NitroPack for caching and have managed decent scores on GMetrix and Google PageSpeed, but the user experience still feels sluggish at times.

Hosting:

Currently, we’re on Hostinger’s professional plan (250GB SSD, 6GB RAM, 4 CPUs), but it’s shared hosting. I’m beginning to think the hosting might be the bottleneck.

I’m considering moving the site to Vultr, where we can have more control and opt for a more powerful instance. But while there are many hosting options available, storage is a key constraint. Most of the hosting companies like LiquidWeb don’t offer enough storage for our needs.

We require around 100GB of storage for the site, and I'm also exploring OpenLiteSpeed (https://openlitespeed.org/) as a potential alternative to WordPress for better performance.

I’m in the process of cloning the production site to a Vultr instance for testing and benchmarking, but I’d love any suggestions or advice you might have on improving performance or hosting.

Additional Context:

• RETS integration: Not thrilled with Realtyna – their support is slow and lacking. I’d be open to ditching their tech and implementing our own syncing with RETS.
• Theme: We’re using the Houzez theme, which was great when we started, but now we’re using fewer of its built-in functions. I’m even considering starting fresh and using JetEngine for property listings, although that would be a major project.

Here’s our live site:
https://boardwalkrealtypv.com/

And here’s the staging site:
http://powderblue-reindeer-662127.hostingersite.com/

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

To preface I do not subscribe to or have any sort of membership with Homes.com* These are two stories of wild calls coming from Homes.com* as "leads" you can skip if you don't like dramatic retellings.

A Homes.com* rep came into our office a few months ago to make sure all of our agents in our small brokerage has profiles that were popping up. Ever since I get really really weird "leads" from them.

First I got a voicemail that was basically like F-you stop calling my mom. I got an email from Homes.com* confirming the number that called me was a lead they sent from one of my property listings. So I called him back and proceeded to get cursed out for calling this dudes elderly mom. I'm great at de-escalating from my last service job and wanted to get to the bottom of this "lead" so I let him get it all out and addressed that I was calling him back from a voicemail I recieved from a number I did not call and that this site had also sent me an email with his mom's info saying she was interested in my property for sale. It turned into a great discussion about how they are from a different state and that his mom has a flip phone and most definitely did not click on this listing and I reassured him that I would not call again and I didn't try to call his mom in the first place. But like... WTF? I brushed it off until my last Homes.com* "lead."

Today a number from Wyoming called me (I am from a southern state) and I answer. I am greeted by a robot telling me they are connecting me with a "lead" and a precious older woman is on the other line. I let her know who I am and she proceedes to tell me she thinks she called the wrong number because her bank gave her this number (which was not mine) that was linked to two unauthorized transactions on her statement and she was trying to get it figured out. I googled the acronym she gave me from the statement beause she doesn't know how to use the internet but was unsuccessful figuring out what it was. We then discussed how she has family in my state and how she was very confused why I got her call but that she appreciated my kindness. She is going to call her bank back to make sure she has the right number. These are the only two calls I have gotten from their "lead" service randomly but they are 2/2 for crazy random non-lead calls.

All that to say I won't be using them as per my experience with the free crazy "leads" they sent me. I already let my broker know about the crazy calls and he is talking to the rep that visted. Just wanted to give my experience.

What a year it's been! 8 years ago, I left the oil field to start over in real estate. Started with wholesaling, moved into flipping, and learned more than I ever imagined. It wasn’t easy, but it was worth it.

If you’re thinking about a career change or self-employment, trust the process and take the leap. The challenges will shape you, and the rewards are life-changing.

Hi everyone,

When researching rent comps last week, I realized how much time I spend using tools like Rentometer or Rentcast to get a rough idea of recently removed comps before manually cross-referencing Zillow, Apartments.com, and Facebook Marketplace. My properties typically fall into the 75th percentile for rent estimates (nice but small with no amenities), but I’ve noticed some gaps in the current tools that slow things down.

One of the biggest frustrations is the lack of quality scoring for comps. Tools today lump all listings together without considering property condition. Here’s what I think would improve the process:

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• Quality Scoring Rentals
  • Assign a quality score to listings based on their images—evaluating features like finishes, natural light, cleanliness, and overall property condition.
  • For example, avoid comparing new construction units with floor-to-ceiling windows to outdated basement apartments with drop ceilings.
  • This would help ensure you’re looking at comps that align with your property, saving time and increasing accuracy.
• Smart Weighting
  • Automatically weigh comps by their reliability.
  • A listing with multiple price drops and 180 days on the market should matter less than one with 30 contacts, no price drops, and a short listing period.
• Open Data
  • Provide direct access to each comp’s details: price history, leasing schedules, photos, and links to original listings without leaving the platform.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts:

• Would a quality score for images help in your market rent research?
• What’s your biggest frustration with the current tools?
• Or are the current tools good enough for you?

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Hey r/RealEstateTechnology,

I'm part of a team building a new real estate startup called Heim, and we're tackling what we see as a major gap in the current market: a transparent and competitive marketplace for real estate agents that benefits both agents and consumers.

We all know the current lead-gen model is flawed. Agents are paying exorbitant fees for often low-quality leads, while buyers and sellers are stuck in an opaque process with limited choices and little negotiating power. We believe technology can be the driving force behind the change.

Here's what we're building with Heim:

• A marketplace for real estate services: Buyers and sellers can post their specific needs (e.g., "Help me buy a home in [Zip Code]," "List my property," or even "Handle the closing paperwork for this FSBO deal").
• Agent bidding and matching: Agents can then bid on these requests, outlining fees, experience, and unique selling propositions. There is couple of ideas on how agents can showcase their expertise and personality.
• Transparency and negotiation: Open competition on price and services, empowering consumers to make informed decisions and negotiate the best possible deal.
• Productivity tools for agents: Beyond lead generation, Heim will offer a suite of tools designed to streamline workflows, enhance communication, and boost agent productivity.
• A focus on quality: We're committed to building a platform that attracts and retains high-quality agents, not just those willing to pay the most for leads.

Why we believe Heim can make a difference:

• Empowers consumers: Gives buyers and sellers more control, choice, and negotiating power.
• Benefits agents: Provides access to high-quality leads, reduces reliance on expensive lead-gen platforms, and offers tools to enhance efficiency.
• Drives industry change: Studies and data modeling show that flexible fees would increase liquidity on real estate market.

We're currently in the early stages of development and are building a waitlist of interested individuals (both agents and consumers) who want to be among the first to experience Heim. We're also actively seeking feedback and insights from the real estate tech community.

If you're interested in learning more, providing feedback, or joining our waitlist, please visit https://goheim.com or follow us on X.

Propstream, Batchleads, Propwire, Zillow... Curious to hear what others are using to find properties. I have had experience with using Propstream and BatchLeads. What are some others out there that you would recommend to find off market deals. I am a wholesaler who is based out of NC.

I’m a NYC agent and the overwhelming majority of my business is working with developers to launch their new devs (talking 90-350 units) and lease them up.

While this is fun, I do want to work my way into sales and working seller side specifically. The way I think of it is my large volume of rental deals are my single base hits, but selling a $1m home a few times a year are nice home runs. Would you rather drive to the same building and do 100’s of tours to make the same commission if you just sold one $1.5m sales listing? (Obviously not that simple, I get it)

My current marketing to developers has just been emailing and calling their offices and pitching them on my company & team. However for home/condo/co-op sales I’m not entirely sure where to begin.

I’m thinking of the following:

• Direct Mail Campaign (USPS, zip code canvassing)
• Google Ads
• FaceBook Ads

I’m new to these marketing sources so if anyone has any insight to the success of them or recommendations (for getting sales listings), please let me know!

In between using AI agents or them. Any input?

Hey guys! First time poster on this sub. I work at a real estate development shop that runs a pretty lean back office which I’m part of. Curious if anyone in that space here uses any software for tracking loan draws and creating draw packages?

I want to be clear this isn’t just putting together our pay applications. We have lenders/investors that fund more than just our payments to our hired out general contractors. I’m looking for a system that I can build out the line items we agreed to with all debt and equity for our entire project. That way I can link pay apps and any other invoices I want to each individual project.

It would be even more amazing if this system could sync up with our accounting system where i could flag new invoices I wanted to flow to the draw software. We use Sage Intacct.

Anyways, I’m all ears. Any recommendations are much appreciated!

Has anyone hired a VA to do video editing for youtube or Instagram videos? If so, how much should it cost for someone decent? If you have anyone to recommend, please do so!

I quit my software developer job a couple months ago and have been building a site plan generator. Progress is going great on the actual technology side, but I am next to clueless when it comes to showing it to people. My question for you all, what have you done to get your tool into the hands of RE folks, OR what have they done to get you to use their product?

I have the impression that a lot of the real estate process can be automated or digitized but since its such a fragmented system, people in the system may be harder to reach than other industries. What do you think?

Looking for help finding somewhere or someone who sells Google Sheets templates that I can use to store and organize my leads and the addresses/notes I have to go along with them.

Any info on this, or alternate ideas for organization?

I’ve been a full time software engineer for 5 years but I’ve always had an interest in real estate.

I have my real estate license for access to the MLS and the internal tools such as owner history, transaction history and granular search capabilities.

I‘ve also scraped all of the public property records (owner, tax assessment history, attributes) in my city (Boston) into my own database to allow for my own granular search capabilities for all properties. Thinking about ways to enrich this data, such as adding contact information.

I’m looking for help determining a good strategy to start a business in real estate given my background. Right now my main challenges are that I’m limited on time due to my day job so I need to find something I can do on nights and weekends. I’m a bit more flexible on money thanks to my job so I can afford things like VAs that can help make up for the time I don’t have.

I’ve asked ChatGPT and the advice was mostly generic with novice actionable info: sell the data, use it to analyze properties etc.

So I'm building an email list of real estate brokerages for an outreach campaign, but lead finder tools like apollo often do a poor job collecting leads of small business, so the best solution I've found is just to scrape the zillow, which is great because it shows not only the realtors but also some business metrics, like properties sold, which is a solid indication of their revenue. but obviously there are plenty of brokerages that don't use zillow. so I'm sure some of you know a better strategy to capture more leads, what platforms you recommend me to look into to capture more leads?

Hi Reddit, I’m a college student working on a project that’s evolved into a potential business idea, and I’m looking for some honest feedback and I figured this would be a good place to look for that.

The idea is to create interactive emails that let recipients take action directly in their inbox, like:

• Scheduling appointments or RSVPs without leaving the email.
• Filling out surveys or forms right in the email itself.
• Exploring features like quick polls or interactive demos.

I think this will be valuable in removing friction and never having the user redirect outside of the email. I have a couple examples if anyone is interested and I can send them to you on what they look like. It will increase click through rate and call to action. I have one brokerage that is interested in that fact that they can have people rsvp for an open house in the email and think it will double their bookings when trying it. I want to see if that would be a common thing among brokerages trying to increase conversion on their email campaign. Looking for feedback on the product and real estate industry if anyone can reach out!

Anyone know of any Follow Up Boss trainings?

Where can I find listings for apartments or housing data? I'm specifically interested in the amenities that each listing offers.

I'm constantly hearing on every podcast that the best deals are found through off market sources and while the MLS isn't impossible, it a vast amount of wasted time in most cases.

How do I find off market properties?

Is it as simple as scripting a truepeoplesearch query, or is there some other part to it? Like how does propstream do their skip tracing?