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July 2, 2025 10 mins

Twelve grand a year is healthy but not unlimited. If I had to cap my spend at one thousand dollars each month, here is the exact order I would fund the nine essentials that keep listings flowing without burning cash.

  1. CRM plus IDX website – 300 Use the brokerage option if it includes search. If not, pair Follow Up Boss with Agent Fire or run Lofty for an all-in-one stack.
  2. RedX data and single line dialer – 299 Pull expires, FSBO, and neighborhood numbers, then let the dialer churn while you catch live sellers.
  3. Meta or Google ad test budget – 200 Start with channel-native tools inside your CRM. Expect roughly twenty leads at ten dollars each so track every call.
  4. Second phone line – 20 Zoom Phone, Dialpad, or Google Voice keeps your cell private and gives a clean report for your ISA or VA.
  5. E-signature and forms – 30 Dotloop, HelloSign, or DocuSign. Pick one and stop chasing wet ink.
  6. ChatGPT Plus – 20 Draft captions, brainstorm scripts, tighten flyers, then polish by hand for voice and accuracy.
  7. Canva Pro – 15 Build thumbnails, flyers, and quick ads. If you prefer done-for-you templates swap for Breakthrough Broker.
  8. Handwritten note supplies – 50 Ten premium cards each month keep past clients and hot prospects warm. Be a dopamine dealer not a spammer.
  9. Keeping Current Matters – 49 Ready-made market slides, social graphics, and talking points that impress sellers when rates jump overnight.

Total spend comes to 983, leaving a small cushion for stamps or a quick tech add-on. Swap any line item for a tool you already have but protect the core pillars: database, data, ads, follow-up, content, and human touches.

Save the list, share it with a teammate, and tell me which tool you would cut or upgrade first.

 

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