Your phone rings first
Run it only when you miss a call or after hours. During the day your phone rings as usual, and Operator picks up only if you do not.
The answering service for real estate agents that books the appointment
You are in a showing or at a closing when a new lead calls. Operator answers every call, finds out whether they are buying or selling, answers the questions you have given it and books the appointment on your calendar.
Free for 14 days · no card to start · keep your number
On the phone
A seller lead at 9 p.m., booked for a listing appointment
The questions come from Operator’s real estate question set. You decide which ones matter for your appointments.
- CallerHi, we are thinking about selling our house this spring and wanted to talk to someone.
- OperatorI can set that up. How many bedrooms?
- CallerFour bedrooms.
- OperatorHow soon do you need it?
- CallerIn the next month or two.
- OperatorThanks. I have two times open this week for a listing appointment. I'm texting you a link now. Pick the one that suits you.
Built for real estate agents
Why agents are switching from message-taking answering services
A traditional answering service takes a name and a number. Operator is an AI receptionist for real estate that qualifies the lead and books the appointment while it is still warm.
Qualifies the lead first
Buying or selling, how many bedrooms, how soon they want to move. You read the answers in your inbox before you call back, so you know which lead to call first.
Books into your real calendar
Showings, listing appointments and consultations go into your hours and your calendar, including events already on it, so nobody books over a closing.
Answers the first questions
Your areas, your fees, how you work with buyers. Operator answers from what you tell it and never makes up an answer it was not given.
Hand it off with one tap
Watch a call come in live and take it on your own phone during your hours. After hours the recording and summary wait in your inbox.
Every lead remembered
Leads are saved with their answers and history, so when a past client calls again you can see every earlier conversation at a glance.
Answering service vs Operator
What changes when Operator answers your real estate calls
Speed to lead without the phone in your hand
The agent who calls a new lead back first usually gets the listing. You cannot answer while you are showing a house, driving between appointments or sitting at a closing table. Operator answers every call, asks whether they are buying or selling and how soon, and books the appointment before the lead has time to call anyone else.
Better leads, less chasing
Not every caller is ready. Operator asks the questions you choose, so a first-time buyer a year away and a seller who wants to list next month reach you as different leads. The answers, the recording and a short summary are in your inbox, and you decide who gets a call back first.
Your calendar, not a message pad
A message-taking service gives you a stack of names to call back. Operator gives you appointments. It offers times from your real calendar, texts the caller a link to confirm, and puts the booking in front of you, so your evenings go to meetings instead of phone tag.
You pay for what it answers
There is no per-message fee and no booking fee. Each plan includes monthly credits, and a minute of answered call is 25 credits, where one credit is one cent. If the credits ever run out, calls ring your own phone the way they did before. The line never goes dead.
Appointments it books
- Property management
- Real estate services
- Home staging
- House sitting
A message is not a booking
Compare the steps an enquiry needs. Answering-service and bot capabilities vary by provider and plan; check the specific workflow before choosing.
| Operator | Live answering service | Voicemail | Message-taking bots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answers the call | ||||
| Sounds like a person | ||||
| Answers questions | From a script | |||
| Captures the lead | Takes a message | |||
| Quotes a real price | Depends on provider | Depends on provider | ||
| Holds a time | Sometimes | |||
| Takes a deposit | Depends on provider | Depends on provider |
Pricing
Start free. Pick a plan when it answers.
Three plans, no contract. Try Operator free for 14 days; the card is asked for only when you claim your number, and nothing is charged until the trial ends.
Starter
For a solo business or a small shop.
$49
per month · no booking fee
About 200 minutesof answered calls per month, or 500 conversations5,000 credits per month
Start your free trialPro
For a shop whose phone rings all day.
$129
per month · no booking fee
About 600 minutesof answered calls per month, or 1,500 conversations15,000 credits per month
Start your free trialScale
For a busy team, open to close.
$299
per month · no booking fee
About 1,600 minutesof answered calls per month, or 4,000 conversations40,000 credits per month
Start your free trial14-day free trial, card only when you claim your number · switch or cancel anytime
Calls you get a day6
130+
Starter
$49
5,000 credits
Pro
$129
15,000 credits
Scale
$299
40,000 credits
6 calls a day fits Pro. Answering them uses about 9,900 of its 15,000 monthly credits.
6 calls × 3 minutes × 22 working days × 25 credits a minute. Voice only: chats and texts use the same balance.
Questions from real estate agents
Can it book showings and listing appointments?
Yes. Operator offers times from your real calendar, gets the caller’s details, and texts them a link to confirm. You choose which appointments it books and whether any of them take a deposit.
Will it talk about prices or commissions?
Operator never makes up a number. It answers only from the information you give it, and anything it was not told it leaves for you, so a caller never hears a fee you did not set.
Can I keep my business number?
Yes. Forward your existing number to Operator all day or only when you do not pick up. Or use the business line Operator gives you.
What does a call look like in my inbox?
Each call arrives as a conversation with the recording, a short summary, the caller’s number and the answers they gave. If they booked, the time is on your calendar and the deposit is in your Stripe account.
Does it work in Canada?
Yes. Operator works for real estate agents in Canada and the United States, in your own currency.
How much does it cost?
Operator is free for 14 days with no card to start. Plans start at $49 a month on Starter, which covers up to about 200 answered minutes. There is no booking fee on any plan.
Let Operator answer your next lead
Set up takes 5 minutes. Keep your current number.