Agents who respond to a new lead within 5 minutes are 21x more likely to qualify it — but the average agent takes over 15 hours to respond (source: AgentZap 2026 Real Estate Lead Response Statistics). This n8n workflow closes that gap: it captures every lead the second it comes in, scores it using AI based on budget, timeline urgency, and message specificity, sends a personalized SMS follow-up automatically, and notifies you on Telegram immediately when it's a hot lead.

What it does:

1. Captures every lead the instant it's submitted (via webhook from your website/landing page form)

2. Logs the raw lead (name, phone, email, budget, timeline, area, buy/rent, message) to Google Sheets

3. AI scores the lead hot/warm/cold based on budget clarity, timeline, and message specificity, and drafts a personalized follow-up

4. Sends the AI-drafted follow-up SMS automatically to the lead

5. Sends you an instant Telegram alert only for hot leads

6. Updates the lead's status and score in the log, with the AI's reasoning included

What's included:

• Full n8n workflow file (.json) — import and go

• Setup guide (this document + inline notes in the workflow)

• Ready-to-use Google Sheets lead-log template structure

• Editable AI scoring/follow-up prompt

Requirements to run it:

• A running n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud)

• A Twilio account with a phone number (SMS-capable)

• A free Groq API account for the AI scoring and message drafting

• A Google account for the lead-log sheet

• A Telegram bot for instant hot-lead alerts

No coding needed.