Play #19: Run a $99/mo expired-listing watch for one realtor
A solo realtor's cheapest seller leads are the homes that just failed to sell. You watch one farm area daily with Muse, flag the expireds and FSBOs worth calling, and hand over a short call sheet — for about the cost of one raw data list.
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Watch one farm area (a ZIP or a few neighborhoods) for expired listings, FSBOs, withdrawn listings, and price drops.
For each flag, pull listing history, days on market, price cuts, and what changed since it last sold.
Deliver a one-page sheet: the 3-8 best calls, owner context, and a short opener script for each.
Send it by 8am so the agent calls before competing agents do.
REDX sells single expired-lead lists at about $60/month per lead type as of November 2026; bundles run $199-$349/month.
Zillow Premier Agent leads typically run $20-$60 each, with Zillow citing $139-$223 average cost per connection.
At $99/month you sit between raw data and a full lead service — cheap enough for a solo agent, priced for the curation.
One listing from the watch pays for a year of the service; most months will pay for none.
Set up a daily Muse routine: list yesterday's expireds and FSBOs in the farm area from the MLS or public records.
Ask Muse to research each one — price history, prior agent, likely reason it stalled — and rank by call priority.
Have Muse draft the sheet and a tailored opener per home; you review and send in under 15 minutes.
Budget 30-45 minutes a day per client; three clients is a realistic part-time load.
These owners are motivated but heavily prospected — expect fast rejection and gatekeepers, and most calls will not book an appointment.
REDX reports about 44% of expired listings relist and about 21% sell; that is the pool, not your hit rate.
Scrub every list against the Do Not Call Registry and check your state's rules — the FTC cites fines up to about $53,000 per violation.
No guaranteed listings, no guaranteed income. The watch only works if the agent actually makes the calls.