How fast should you respond to a real estate lead?

Within five minutes if you can. Lead-response studies consistently find that contact rates collapse after the first hour, and most online leads contact several agents at once - the first substantive reply usually owns the relationship.

What questions should you ask a new buyer lead?

Timeline, financing status, and area. Three questions is the ceiling for a first text; more reads as a form and gets ignored.

How to respond to a new real estate lead

Lead response is a speed contest, and the first agent to reply usually wins the conversation. These cover the immediate acknowledgement and the qualifying questions that follow it, so you can answer in seconds from your phone rather than drafting something at a desk.

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The messages

Copy any of these as they are, or install the realtor pack to keep them on your keyboard. Anything in brackets is a blank the app fills as you send.

New-lead acknowledgement

Hi [Client Name], thanks for reaching out! I'd love to help you with [Property]. When's a good time to connect?
Qualification questions

To point you toward the right homes: what's your budget range, ideal area, and timeline to move?

These are part of the Realtor pack, which installs all 10 replies in one tap.

Questions

How fast should you respond to a real estate lead?: Within five minutes if you can. Lead-response studies consistently find that contact rates collapse after the first hour, and most online leads contact several agents at once - the first substantive reply usually owns the relationship.
What questions should you ask a new buyer lead?: Timeline, financing status, and area. Three questions is the ceiling for a first text; more reads as a form and gets ignored.

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