Real estate lead list calculator
For agents, teams, ISAs and investors working expired, FSBO, absentee-owner, open-house or aged buyer leads: estimate how much of the list is still reachable and what the dead numbers cost your dial time or text budget. Every rate is editable; nothing is stored.
Why real estate lead lists go bad
- Expired, FSBO and absentee-owner lists attach phone numbers to property owners, and those numbers can be years older than the listing itself.
- Portal and website buyer leads can include mistyped or made-up numbers entered just to see a listing.
- Open-house sign-in sheets are handwritten, so digits get misread when they are typed into the CRM.
- Many owners still list a landline or a VoIP number, which cannot receive a normal text if your follow-up runs on SMS.
How to get your real numbers
- Pull a random sample of 500 to 1,000 leads from one list source or one lead type.
- Validate it against live carrier data (TrueSearch for Business does this in about 30 seconds per 1,000).
- Enter the dead, landline and VoIP percentages you get back above.
- Repeat per source to see which list gives your agents the most reachable numbers.
See phone validation for real estate investors and agents, check single numbers with the free carrier lookup, or read the phone list cleaning guide.
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Are the default rates typical for real estate leads?
No. They are editable placeholders, not real estate industry statistics. Rates vary a lot by list source, lead type and age. Validate a sample of your own list and enter what you find.
How should I set list age for expired, FSBO or absentee-owner lists?
Use the months since the phone number was last confirmed, not since you pulled the list. Owner phone numbers on property lists can be years old even when the property record is new.
Does this check Do Not Call, litigator lists or consent?
No. The calculator only estimates reachability, and TrueSearch for Business checks validity, line type and carrier. It does not scrub against Do Not Call registries or litigator lists, and it does not verify consent. Use the official National Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov) and your own consent records for that.
Why do landlines count against texting?
Landlines cannot receive text messages, so every text sent to one is wasted. For calling, a landline can still reach a homeowner, so only dead numbers count as wasted dials.
This guide is general information, not legal advice. TrueSearch for Business checks validity, line type and carrier from licensed telecom data. It does not check the National Do Not Call Registry, state DNC lists or the FCC Reassigned Numbers Database. Not a consumer reporting agency; not for FCRA purposes.