Most Realtor DMs die in the first hour — not because the lead was fake
If you are a Realtor, you already know the pattern.
Someone comments on a listing. Or they WhatsApp a link. You reply 40 minutes later with six listings and a calendar link. They vanish.
That is not a lead-gen problem. It is a first-reply problem.
Inbound property inquiries convert when three things are true:
You answer while they still have the listing open.
You ask one qualifying question instead of dumping inventory.
You offer a specific time before the thread cools.
The first reply should be under 3 lines. If yours is not, that is the leak.