AI CRM & Lead Gen

BoomTown for Real Estate: Review & Guide

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Ryan Wanner

AI Systems Instructor • Real Estate Technologist

Quick Answer: BoomTown (Inside Real Estate) is a proven lead generation and AI CRM platform for real estate teams, combining PPC advertising, AI lead scoring, smart team routing, and a unique Success Assurance human backup program. Best for mid-size to large teams with budget for volume lead gen. Rated 7.5/10. Starting at $1,000/mo.

Quick Facts

Rating
7.5/5
Pricing Starting at $1,000/mo; team and enterprise packages available
Best For Mid-size to large teams and brokerages who need proven lead generation, AI-powered lead scoring, and team management tools with a track record of ROI
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What BoomTown Does for Real Estate

BoomTown, now part of Inside Real Estate, has been a dominant force in real estate lead generation and CRM for over a decade. The platform combines PPC advertising (Google and Facebook), an IDX consumer website, AI-powered lead scoring, and a team-oriented CRM into a system designed to feed and manage a high-volume lead pipeline. BoomTown's AI strengths lie in lead scoring and routing. The platform analyzes lead behavior—property searches, listing views, email opens, response patterns—to assign scores that predict conversion likelihood. For teams, the AI routes leads to agents based on performance, availability, and specialty, ensuring the right agent gets the right lead. The 'Success Assurance' program is unique to BoomTown: a dedicated team of real humans that supplements the AI by following up with leads your agents haven't contacted, then returning qualified prospects. It's a hybrid AI + human approach that addresses the reality that even the best CRM can't fix agents who don't follow up. Since joining Inside Real Estate, BoomTown has integrated with kvCORE's technology stack, expanding its capabilities while maintaining its core identity as a lead-gen-first platform. For teams that need volume and accountability, BoomTown's combination of AI scoring, lead routing, and the Success Assurance backstop creates a system that's hard to beat.

Analyzes lead behavior patterns—website activity, property views, email engagement, and response rates—to score and rank leads by conversion probability. Agents see their hottest opportunities first, every day, without manual sorting.

AI distributes leads based on agent performance, availability, geography, price range specialty, and round-robin rules. Ensures high-value leads go to top producers while training leads help develop newer agents.

Managed digital advertising that generates buyer and seller leads through Google PPC and Facebook campaigns. BoomTown manages the ad creation, targeting, and optimization—you set the budget and geographic focus.

A hybrid AI + human follow-up system. When agents don't contact leads within a set timeframe, BoomTown's team reaches out on your behalf, qualifies the lead, and returns warm handoffs. Prevents lead leakage from slow response times.

Search-engine-optimized property search website that captures and tracks leads. Every property view, saved search, and return visit feeds behavioral data into the AI scoring system, building a profile for each lead.

Real-time visibility into team performance: lead response times, follow-up completion rates, conversion metrics, and ROI by lead source. AI highlights underperforming areas and suggests coaching opportunities.

Context Cards + HOME Framework

How AI Acceleration Teaches BoomTown

AI Acceleration teaches BoomTown as the 'volume play' for established teams. The platform's AI handles lead generation, scoring, and routing at scale, while the Success Assurance program provides a safety net. Agents layer in Context Cards and HOME Framework prompts to personalize the communications that BoomTown's system triggers.

1

Set Up Lead Generation Campaigns

Define your geographic targets, budget, and lead volume goals. BoomTown's team manages the PPC campaigns, but you need to provide the strategic direction: which neighborhoods, price ranges, and buyer/seller types you want to target.

2

Configure AI Routing Rules

Set up lead distribution logic for your team. Use the 5 Essentials to define routing criteria: Task (what type of lead?), Audience (which agent handles this profile?), Materials (lead source, budget, location), and Constraints (max leads per agent, response time requirements).

3

Activate Success Assurance

Enable the backup follow-up system and set your response time threshold. Typically, if an agent doesn't contact a lead within 15-30 minutes, Success Assurance takes over. This ensures zero lead leakage while holding agents accountable.

4

OODA Loop Team Performance

Review the team dashboard weekly using the OODA Loop. Observe: response times, contact rates, conversion by agent and lead source. Orient: compare to benchmarks and identify gaps. Decide: adjust routing rules, coaching, or budget allocation. Act: implement changes and track impact.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Proven lead generation system with over a decade of real estate-specific data
  • Success Assurance program prevents lead leakage from slow agent response
  • AI lead scoring built on massive real estate behavioral dataset—highly accurate
  • Team routing and accountability tools are best-in-class for managing agents
  • Inside Real Estate integration expands platform capabilities

Cons

  • Starting at $1,000/month makes it impractical for solo agents
  • Long-term contracts are typically required—less flexibility than month-to-month tools
  • Lead generation quality varies by market and competition level
  • Platform complexity requires dedicated admin time for optimal configuration
  • PPC leads require nurturing—expect 6-18 month conversion timelines
Real-World Example

BoomTown in Action

Prompt

[BoomTown AI Team Lead Distribution]

Scenario: Tuesday 2:15pm. Three leads come in simultaneously from different sources.

Lead 1: Google PPC — "Homes for sale in Brentwood TN under $500K"
Lead 2: Facebook Ad — Luxury listing click, $1.2M property in Belle Meade
Lead 3: Website organic — Saved 4 condos in Germantown, $250-350K range

BoomTown AI processes all three:

Output

**Lead 1 — Google PPC, Brentwood, <$500K:** AI Score: 72/100 (Warm — active search intent, specific area) Routing Logic: Brentwood specialist + available now + response rate >90% Routed to: Agent Sarah (Brentwood expert, currently online, 94% response rate) Action: Instant text notification + email with lead details + auto-response sent **Lead 2 — Facebook, Luxury Belle Meade, $1.2M:** AI Score: 58/100 (Warm — ad click, but Facebook leads need qualification) Routing Logic: Luxury specialist + price range experience + available within 15 min Routed to: Agent Michael (luxury certified, has 12 transactions >$1M, available) Action: Priority notification + Success Assurance backup at 15-minute mark **Lead 3 — Organic, Germantown Condos, $250-350K:** AI Score: 81/100 (Hot — organic search + 4 saves = high intent) Routing Logic: First-time buyer specialist + downtown expertise + fastest response time Routed to: Agent Rachel (downtown/condo specialist, 2-minute avg response time) Action: Immediate notification + auto-response with saved listings + phone call reminder **Team Dashboard Update (2:15pm):** - 3 new leads assigned in under 30 seconds - All 3 agents notified via push notification - Success Assurance backup armed for all 3 (15-min threshold) - Expected first human contact: within 5 minutes for all leads **If Agent Michael doesn't respond within 15 minutes:** Success Assurance activates: human follow-up team calls the luxury lead, qualifies them, and schedules a callback with Michael. Lead doesn't go cold.

BoomTown's AI did three things simultaneously that would take a team lead 15+ minutes to do manually: scored each lead based on source and behavior, matched them to the optimal agent based on specialty and availability, and armed backup systems in case agents drop the ball. The Success Assurance layer is what separates BoomTown from CRM-only solutions—it acknowledges that the best routing in the world doesn't matter if agents don't pick up the phone. For team leads who've struggled with agent accountability, this hybrid AI + human approach addresses the real problem.

BoomTown Pricing

Current pricing as of

Launch

$1,000/month

Grow

$1,500/month

Enterprise

Custom pricing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is BoomTown worth $1,000+/month?
For teams generating 100+ leads per month, often yes. The math: if BoomTown generates leads at $15-30 each and your team converts at 2-3%, you need roughly $45,000-90,000 in monthly lead spend to close one additional transaction per month. At an average commission of $8,000-15,000, the ROI is positive for productive teams. Solo agents should look at Ylopo ($295+) or Follow Up Boss ($69+) for more cost-effective options.
What is BoomTown's Success Assurance program?
Success Assurance is a human follow-up team that backs up your AI automation. When a lead doesn't get contacted by the assigned agent within your set threshold (typically 15-30 minutes), BoomTown's team calls or texts the lead, qualifies them, and schedules a callback with your agent. It solves the biggest problem in lead conversion: agent non-response. The program is included in the Grow plan and above.
How does BoomTown compare to Ylopo for lead generation?
BoomTown offers a more managed service—they handle your PPC campaigns and provide the Success Assurance backup. Ylopo gives you more control over your digital advertising with dynamic remarketing and AI-managed Facebook and Google ads. BoomTown is typically more expensive but more hands-off. Ylopo requires more agent involvement in the marketing strategy but costs less. Teams that want done-for-them lead gen choose BoomTown. Teams that want more control choose Ylopo.
Can I use BoomTown with other CRMs like Follow Up Boss?
BoomTown has its own CRM, and the platform works best when you use it end-to-end. Some teams use BoomTown for lead generation and route leads to Follow Up Boss for long-term management via Zapier or API integration. However, you lose some AI scoring benefits when leads leave BoomTown's ecosystem. If you're committed to FUB, consider Ylopo for lead gen instead, as it's designed to feed into external CRMs.

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