Each example is a real kind of text. Respondo writes short: one or two sentences, one text.
Answers buyers and renters 24/7
Price, size, what's included, availability. From what your office taught it, in the customer's language.
Renter · 11:12 pm
How much is the 3½ in Brossard? Heated?
$1,450 a month, heated, appliances included. Available December 1.
Proposes a time, you confirm
It checks your book, proposes a visit time that's free within the hours you gave it, and asks you. The customer gets a confirmation only after your ok.
Respondo → You
Thu 5:30pm, visit of the Saint-Charles duplex, Sophie Roy. Confirm?
ok but 6pm
Moves and cancellations, same way
You move or cancel in plain words. It asks you before telling the customer, never behind your back.
You → Respondo
move Roy to Saturday 1pm
Done: Roy, Sat 1pm instead of Thu 6pm. Tell the customer? (yes/no)
Your book in your phone's calendar
One link, tapped once, on iPhone or Google Calendar. Each visit with the address and the customer's number.
Respondo → You
To see your appointments in your phone's calendar, tap this link once: respondo.ca/c/…
Tomorrow's visits, every evening
At the hour you choose. Nothing booked tomorrow, no text.
Respondo → You · 7 pm
Tomorrow (Saturday), 2 appointments:
10:30am - Marc Gagnon, Riverside condo
1pm - Sophie Roy, Saint-Charles duplex
To change: reply here (e.g. "cancel 1pm").
A reminder to the customer the day before
The customer gets a reminder text the day before. If something comes up, they reply and you know.
Buyer, the day before
Turns out I can't make it tomorrow.
Respondo → You
Marc Gagnon can't make it tomorrow 10:30am, wants to move. Can you call him?
Reads your listing sheets and price grids
Text a photo, or send a PDF through the link it gives you: listing sheet, rent grid. It texts you a summary and uses it only after your yes.
You → Respondo
[photo: rent grid]
I read your document: 6 units, 3½ to 5½, $1,295 to $1,950. Should I use it?
Hands over when it should
An offer, financing, a legal question, someone who wants a person: the question comes to you. It never makes things up, never gives an opinion, never gives out your cell.
Buyer
We'd like to make an offer. Can I talk to Julie?
I've let Julie know you'd like to talk to her.
Respondo → You
Marc Gagnon wants to make an offer on the Riverside condo. Can you call him?
Referrals, on your ok
A customer refers someone. You say yes, Respondo texts them for you. Once, no more.
Respondo → You
Customer 514-… says their sister Annie (438-555-0142) is looking for a 3½ in Brossard. Should I text her for you?
yes
Seller leads, for you
It takes the address and the property type, whatever you tell it to ask. Never a valuation: you call them back.
Homeowner
How much could I get for my house?
Julie does valuations herself. What type of property is it, and the address?
French and English, never mixed
Each customer in their language. You, in yours.
Acheteur
Bonjour, le condo Riverside est encore disponible?
Oui, toujours disponible: 2 chambres, 489 000 $. Vous aimeriez le visiter?
Try it from your own phone
Text TEST and write like a customer. You see exactly what it would answer, before you hand out the number.
You → Respondo
TEST
Test mode (30 min)! Text like you're a customer. Text EXIT to leave.
Teach it in plain words
By text, like a new hire. No forms.
You → Respondo
the Riverside condo is sold
Noted: the Riverside condo is sold.
It says what it is
If asked, it says plainly that it's an automated assistant. Not a broker.
Buyer
Am I talking to a bot?
Yes, I'm Julie Lavoie's automated assistant. I can help you plan a visit.