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Real estate cold calling: the full FAQ

Everything buyers ask us on the first call — pricing, compliance, caller quality, lead definitions and what happens when something goes wrong. No hedging.

What does real estate cold calling cost?

It depends on three things: how many callers you want, how many hours a day they dial, and whether we supply the data or you bring your own list. There is no hidden setup fee and no per-lead surcharge stacked on top of the monthly rate.

You get an exact number on the discovery call, along with the total-cost picture — dialer, data, skip tracing, management — so you can compare it properly against an in-house hire or another agency. In-house, a single US-based caller typically costs several times a dedicated offshore caller once payroll taxes, software, desk space and management time are counted.

What exactly counts as a qualified seller lead?

All five boxes have to be ticked: the person owns the property, they are open to selling, the condition is captured, the timeline and price expectation are recorded, and the reason for selling is stated — with the full call recording attached.

Miss one and it does not count toward your 40 and it does not hit your invoice. A qualified lead is not the same as a booked appointment; appointment setting is a separate service with a different target.

How many leads should I expect, and how fast?

Forty qualified seller leads per caller per month, written into the agreement. Dialing starts within two business days of onboarding.

Realistically, week one is calibration — list audit, script tuning, objection review. Volume usually normalises in weeks two and three. If the 40 is not hit inside the month, we keep dialing your list at no extra cost until it is.

Who is liable if a caller dials a DNC number?

We scrub every list against the National Do Not Call Registry and applicable state lists before records reach a dialer, maintain an internal suppression list, honour opt-outs immediately, and dial only inside legal local-time windows for the recipient's time zone.

Every call is recorded, so there is an evidence trail for any complaint. We are not your attorney and we do not give legal advice — but we will show you exactly how your campaign is configured, and we will not run a list you have not authorised.

Do your callers really sound American?

Judge for yourself — recordings are on the homepage, unedited. Behind them: every caller passes a recorded mock call reviewed by a native US English speaker before placement. It is a pass or fail gate, not a coaching note.

If you ever flag an accent or comprehension issue, we replace the caller free within 48 hours.

Why Egyptian cold callers rather than the Philippines or Latin America?

Neutral accents, strong written and spoken English, a large university-educated talent pool, and time zones that cover US morning and afternoon calling windows without asking anyone to work through the night — which is where fatigue and turnover come from.

The longer comparison, including the trade-offs, is in Egypt vs the Philippines and why Egyptian callers.

How are callers trained before they touch my list?

Wholesale bootcamp first: seller psychology, ARV and MAO maths, distress signals, and the objection frameworks they get drilled on until responses are automatic. Then the English and accent gate. Then a shadow period on live calls before they own a campaign.

Once placed, calls are recorded and reviewed weekly, so script drift gets caught inside a day rather than at the end of the month.

Do you provide the list, or do I bring my own?

Either. If we supply data, we pull county records, skip trace, and stack distress signals so your caller works the top slice rather than a raw file. If you bring your own, we audit it in week one and tell you honestly what we found — including if it is burnt.

Most bad campaigns are bad list problems wearing a caller costume.

What happens if my caller quits or underperforms?

Free replacement within 48 hours. We keep trained callers in reserve who have already been through the bootcamp, so a replacement comes off the bench rather than out of a recruiting pipeline that takes three weeks.

Is there a contract or a minimum term?

Neither. Month to month, cancel with 30 days notice. We suggest giving it 60 to 90 days so the campaign can ramp and the data can tell you something, but we would rather earn the month than lock you into a year.

How do I know they are actually dialing?

You watch a live dashboard: dials, connects, conversation time, and every lead with its recording attached, updated through the day. You open a tab — you do not request a report and wait for it.

You will have my CRM and my sellers' data. How is that handled?

Every caller signs an NDA. Access is scoped to your CRM only: no exports, no local copies, no shared logins. One named account manager is accountable for the campaign, and all access is revoked the day we finish.

Which CRMs and dialers do you work with?

We work inside whatever you already run — the common ones in wholesaling all work fine — and we adapt to your dispositions and pipeline stages rather than asking you to change them. If you have not picked one yet, we will tell you what we see working most often and why.

Can callers do more than cold calling?

Yes. Acquisition VA work, follow-up on aged leads, list management, skip trace clean-up and appointment setting are all covered under virtual assistants and wholesale support. Mixing cold calling and follow-up in one seat is common for smaller operations.

How do I get started?

A thirty-minute call, no pitch deck. We look at your list, your market and your close rate, then tell you the caller count that makes sense — including if the honest answer is "not yet".

Still deciding? Hear the recordings and see the guarantee on the homepage, watch clients on camera, or read the full DealMachine interview.

Your list isn't calling itself.

40 qualified seller leads per caller per month, in writing. Dialing in 2 business days. Thirty-minute call, no pitch deck.

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