Voicemail greetings · Real estate agents
Voicemail greetings for real estate agents
A realtor's voicemail greeting is the message your buyers and sellers hear while you're with a client — and because speed wins leads in real estate, it should sound personal and promise a specific callback window.
Author page: Will Caraway. First published .
Six agent lines. Use your own name. Promise a window you can keep between showings.
Links I opened while writing
- Apple: change your iPhone voicemail greeting — Official steps to record a custom iPhone greeting instead of the carrier robot
- Verizon: how to use call forwarding — Verizon's own *71 / *73 codes for sending unanswered calls off voicemail
What should you ask callers to leave?
- Name and number
- Buying or selling
- Property address or the listing they saw
- Best time to talk
What to say when you can't come to the phone during a showing
Agents often set a boilerplate "I'm with a client" greeting and leave that greeting on forever. Replace the line: "Hi, this is [name]. If I'm not picking up, I'm at a showing — leave a message with the listing address you're calling about and I'll call back the moment I'm in the car." Specific beats polite.
What should a realtor's greeting ask on the first ring?
Six agent lines. Use your own name. Promise a window you can keep between showings.
“Hi, you've reached [your name] with [Brokerage]. I'm with a client right now. Leave your name, number, and whether you're buying or selling, and I'll call you back within the hour.”
“You've reached [your name]. I'm at a showing and can't pick up. If you're calling about a property, leave the address and your number, and I'll call you right back.”
“Thanks for calling about one of my listings. Leave your name, number and the address you're interested in, and I'll call you back with details and showing times.”
“Hi, it's [your name] with [Brokerage]. If you're thinking about selling, leave your name, number and property address, and I'll call you back to talk about what your home could sell for.”
“You've reached [your name] with [Brokerage]. I'm off for the evening but I check messages. Leave your name, number and what you need, and I'll call you back first thing tomorrow.”
“Hi, it's [your name]. I'm hosting open houses this weekend. Leave your name and number, or text me at this number, and I'll get back to you between showings.”
Links I opened while writing
- Apple: change your iPhone voicemail greeting — Official steps to record a custom iPhone greeting instead of the carrier robot
- Verizon: how to use call forwarding — Verizon's own *71 / *73 codes for sending unanswered calls off voicemail
A listing inquiry dies at the beep
A buyer calling a yard-sign number is already looking at the next listing. That buyer is not leaving a voicemail. That buyer is reading the next description.
Ask for the address they called about. That one fact lets you call back from the driveway with the right listing open.
- Use your own name. Buyers want a person, not a team mailbox.
- Promise a window you can keep between showings. "When I am in the car" is better than "within the hour" if you have three houses left.
- Do not leave "I'm with a client" on forever. Update it for open-house weekends.
If you cannot pick up during a showing, Riley can take the listing address and text it to you. The greeting cannot.
Yard-sign calls are not voicemail people
They are in the driveway. They have two more signs on the same street. They will not wait for a beep.
Ask for the listing address. Call back from the next driveway. Have that listing open.
Open-house weekends need a different line. "Text this number. I am walking a house." That is better than a 25-second brand reel.
Riley can take the listing they called about and text it to you between showings. The greeting only hopes they stay.
What to say from the driveway
A buyer calling a yard-sign number is already looking at the next listing. They are not leaving a voicemail. They are reading the next description. Ask for the listing address so you can call back with the right listing open.
Use your own name. Buyers want a person, not a team mailbox. Promise a window you can keep between showings. "When I am in the car" is better than "within the hour" if three houses are left.
Do not leave "I'm with a client" on forever. Update it for open-house weekends. "Text this number. I am walking a house" beats a 25-second brand reel.
Sellers calling about a listing appointment will wait an hour. Yard-sign buyers will not. Sort those in the greeting so the first callback is the one that evaporates.
What makes a real estate agents greeting work?
- Use your own name; buyers want to talk to a person.
- Promise a callback time; speed wins leads in real estate.
- Ask buying or selling up front so you call back prepared.
Running a real estate business? See how Riley handles calls for real estate agents.