AI receptionists for real estate agents: answer sign calls and showing requests
Rosie vs Smith.ai vs Follow Up Boss calling for agents who miss calls during showings: published prices and setup.
An AI receptionist answers sign and listing calls while you're in a showing, collects the address, timeline, and financing status, and texts you a summary. Rosie offers flat minute-based pricing from $49/mo with English and Spanish answering, and Smith.ai starts free for 25 calls a month with live human backup. Keep the AI's answers factual about the property to stay within Fair Housing rules.
Tools coveredRoRosieSASmith.ai AI Receptionist
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The problem
Yard-sign and listing calls come in while you're in a showing, at an inspection, or driving. A caller who reaches voicemail may simply call the next sign. AI receptionists answer, collect the property address, timeline, and financing status, book a showing request or callback, and text you a summary.
Our picks
- Rosie: Solo agents who want flat minute-based pricing, English and Spanish answering, and calendar booking.Visit Rosie ↗
- Smith.ai AI Receptionist: Agents who want AI first with live human backup for complex or high-value callers.Visit Smith.ai AI Receptionist ↗
Cost and fit compared
| Tool | Published price | Setup effort | Compliance notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie | Professional $49/mo (250 min). Scale $149/mo (1,000 min, calendar booking, live and warm transfers). 7-day free trial. source | Low. It learns from your Google profile and website, then you add FAQs per listing. | Records calls. Add a recording notice where state law requires it. |
| Smith.ai AI Receptionist | Free for 25 calls/mo ($3.00/call after). Pro $150/mo for 75 calls ($2.50 per extra call). source | Low to medium. Pro includes onboarding. | Per-call billing, with known spam filtered out. |
Compliance check
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Rosie
- TCPA consent supportUnverified
- Licensed-staff handoffVerified Warm or cold transfers to you or your team; live transfers on Scale ($149/mo). Source (checked Oct 19, 2026)
- Fair Housing notesUnverified
Smith.ai AI Receptionist
- TCPA consent supportUnverified
- Licensed-staff handoffVerified Live transfers, with live human receptionists as backup. Source (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Fair Housing notesUnverified
Start with the free trial or free plan where one exists, follow the setup steps below, and pilot it with one person or one workflow before rolling it out.
What the AI should collect
Property address or MLS number, buyer or seller, timeline, pre-approval status, preferred showing times, and contact consent. Keep it to intake. No pricing opinions, no school or neighborhood “fit” claims, and no answers to legal or contract questions.
Setup in one afternoon
- Write an FAQ per active listing: price, beds and baths, HOA, showing instructions, and open house times.
- Set a “never do” list: no statements about neighborhood demographics, schools as a proxy for who lives there, or legal advice.
- Set it to answer only when you don’t pick up, at first.
- Turn on transfers for hot callers (ready to see it today). Rosie’s Scale plan and Smith.ai both support live transfers.
- Send summaries to your CRM. Rosie lists Zapier on all plans, and Smith.ai lists native integrations, including Zapier.
- Read every transcript for the first week and tighten the answers.
Compliance notes
- Fair Housing. The AI’s answers are your advertising. Keep them factual about the property and never steer (42 U.S.C. §3604).
- Call recording consent. Some states require all-party consent, for example California (Penal Code §632).
- Follow-up texts are subject to TCPA consent rules. See our lead follow-up guide.
- This is general information, not legal advice.
Who should skip this
Teams with an inside sales agent or showing desk that already answers every call.
Sources (checked Oct 16, 2026): Rosie pricing · Smith.ai AI Receptionist pricing · 42 U.S.C. §3604 · California Penal Code §632