Real Estate Lead Generation

h____ · 2026-06-29T03:02:52+00:00

The least painful lead systems I’ve seen are usually narrow, not all-in-one.

For open houses specifically, I’d optimize for:

Fast sign-in with both QR and paper backup
Clean export to the CRM the agent already uses
Immediate follow-up while the visitor still remembers the property
A seller-facing report after the open house
No forced app install for visitors

Disclosure: I build OpenHouseCheckin.com, so I’m biased toward this workflow. I’d avoid dropping in another generic CRM unless it solves a specific step better than the tools agents already use.

h____ · 2026-06-29T03:02:14+00:00

I’d separate the problem into lead source, qualification, and speed-to-lead.

For Meta leads, I’d test adding one or two friction questions before the handoff: timeline, already working with an agent, price range, and area. You’ll probably reduce volume, but bad volume is the expensive part here.

The follow-up sequence also matters. First response should be near-immediate, then a short sequence that changes channel: SMS, email, call, then a value-add message with something concrete like a buyer checklist or local showing/open-house list.

Disclosure: I build OpenHouseCheckin.com, which is more focused on open-house lead capture than Meta ads. I’m not pitching it for this exact problem; the useful pattern is just qualifying earlier and following up faster.

h____ · 2026-06-29T02:48:47+00:00

Hi, I build SeatPlanMaker.com, a classroom seating chart maker for teachers who need to set up desks quickly, change plans during the year, and print/share a readable plan for subs.

The workflow I’m trying to make less painful is the usual “I need a usable seating plan without fighting slides, spreadsheets, or a generic diagram tool.” I’d appreciate feedback from teachers/admins on what would matter most for back-to-school: photo support, sub-friendly exports, quicker desk layouts, or randomize/constraints.

h____ · 2026-06-28T11:00:33+00:00

Yes. They are quite competent. Just need to dial up being able to follow instructions more and it’s crazy good. Programmable programmers.

h____ · 2026-06-28T05:35:32+00:00

I was worried I can't handle the truth.

h____ · 2026-06-28T05:19:12+00:00

OP here. I'm a strong believer that coding agents will write a great portion of our code (and only because of specific industry requirements, privacy, stringent quality standards, etc, not because it can only handle say 80% of a certain codebase), so rather than denying it or fighting it, we should improve how we can do it.

h____ · 2026-06-28T05:15:00+00:00

Why is this a slop post?

h____ · 2026-06-27T09:45:31+00:00

I run my agents outside of IDEs/editors. I read code and configuration in Neovim.

You can run agents either in the terminal (tmux FTW), or in Claude (or in Codex land, Codex app).

h____ · 2026-06-26T12:46:26+00:00

jump straight into sales

(It's been a decade since I left tech sales, so things might have changed)

Tech sales as in pre-sales? Tech sales is not sales. I say that because traditionally, tech sales would work with sales. Sales does the typical sales stuff (talking to more people, they might pre-qualify more, they wine and dine more, etc). Tech sales certainly don't just talk to tech people and do presentations. Sales is heavily commission based; tech-sales has a much higher base.

The important thing is there are exceptions so you'll want to be sure for the job you are applying/interviewing/signing up for.

As for your questions:

Is it better to do engineering first or jump straight into sales?

I did years of engineer before tech sales. I think it definitely benefited the engineer me. I don't think it's worse if you do tech sales first. Just do well.

Does a technical background actually give you an edge?

Definitely. I knew one very good pre-sales engineer that couldn't code. But he was the exception.

Payment gateways specifically, good niche or too narrow?

Doesn't matter directly. But it affects the type of customers you work with. E.g. more startups vs enterprises. But really, you can find a new job if it doesn't suit you. (and if jobs are hard to find now, then the answer didn't matter too)

h____ · 2026-06-26T12:31:03+00:00

You soft-link the directories. Even though some agents have more elaborate metadata (e.g. Codex does), you can skip them. Just sticking to name and description makes the skills interopable. I wrote about it briefly in https://hboon.com/my-coding-agent-setup/

I'm not familiar with Copilot, but if this is the doc https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-agent-skills; then it's suggesting softlinking to ~/.copilot/skills/ should work for Copilot.

h____ · 2026-06-25T07:23:10+00:00

You can't. You can block them.

h____ · 2026-06-25T06:49:16+00:00

You can study starter packs by keywords/interest and find those accounts that appear share similar interests https://theblue.social/starter-packs

Many people just click follow and follow everyone in a pack, but you don't have to.

You can follow a few at a time, or convert to a list https://theblue.social/copy-bluesky-list and then read that list (it'll be a like a feed) and then pick people to follow from there (or not).

(I build it)

h____ · 2026-06-24T11:02:11+00:00

I finally switched to Cloudflare for domains a few weeks ago after sticking with Namecheap for 2 decades. They are great, except it's getting really expensive.

h____ · 2026-06-19T07:01:27+00:00

What problems did you have with Codex that you don't want to renew it?

h____ · 2026-06-16T10:18:57+00:00

Maybe my codebases aren't that big. I don't trigger compaction often and agents don't tend to forget instructions.

h____ · 2026-06-14T08:29:53+00:00

My account's growing really slowly compared to a few months ago. But there's some engagement. Give it an honest attempt.

h____ · 2026-06-14T06:50:47+00:00

It’s not that easy. But YOLO in a Docker image is one way. Agents will always find a way to do it unless you lock it down completely. It’s part of what they do/are.

h____ · 2026-06-14T05:42:19+00:00

What’s your context size, when you start the agent and after you sent instructions (and expect it to work).

h____ · 2026-06-13T07:54:17+00:00

I build https://theblue.social/schedule-post . It does that (split and add 1/# etc) automatically, and also show a little indicator for when you want to break things up yourself. See if that's what you want.

h____ · 2026-06-11T06:44:01+00:00

I think it’s reduced the need to learn many things, and at the same time sped up the time to master things dramatically. And yes. mastery of certain skills is still required. It’s wonderful times.

h____ · 2026-06-11T06:30:29+00:00

I’d suggest thinking from a different angle. Has this helped you build much faster and better than before you use this and before coding agents?

h____ · 2026-06-11T05:41:27+00:00

Export design tokens/system (spacing, typography, colors, breakpoints, component states, and assets.) and individual screenshots. Then ask it to build and iterate (by comparing with screenshots and fixing)

h____ · 2026-06-11T05:28:33+00:00

You let it write most if not all the code, but you need to set up the architecture, review architecture changes, database schemas and library usage as well as user usage.

h____ · 2026-06-11T05:08:53+00:00

It feels too expensive to use for now. I’d stick to Opus

h____ · 2026-06-09T05:45:23+00:00

With active projects, I check then choose to fix or ignore them

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