Template · Real Estate
Real Estate Acquisitions
Seller lead screening, outreach and offer through to closing, with a clean way to pass on what does not fit.
Stages
The board's columns. A stage is a label; the workflow decides when a lead moves.
The workflow, step by step
Every step is a node in the template. Automatic steps run on their own. The highlighted ones park the lead until a person acts.
- 1TriggerLead arrivesA seller replies to outreach, or a lead is logged by hand.
- 2ChecklistScreen the leadThe qualifying work a person does before spending time on it.Done → step 3
- 3BranchWorth pursuing?Teardowns go down the exception path rather than clogging the pipeline.Pursue → step 4 · Pass → step 11
- 4AutomaticOpen the conversationEmail to the seller: Your property at Property address.
- 5WaitWait for the sellerParks until a reply arrives, up to 96 hours.Reply → step 6 · No reply in 96 hours → step 13
- 6AutomaticMark offer madeStage set to Offer Made.
- 7ApprovalOffer accepted?Did the seller accept on {data.address}?Approved → step 8 · Rejected → step 11
- 8AutomaticUnder contractStage set to Under Contract.
- 9ChecklistWork the closingInspection booked and completed · Title search clear · Funds confirmed · Closing date agreed with the sellerDone → step 10
- 10ResolveClose the dealStage set to Closed.
- 11AutomaticLet the seller down politelyEmail to the seller: About Property address.
- 12ResolveClose as passedA pass is a real outcome and the board should show it.
- 13AutomaticOne follow-upEmail to the seller: Following up on Property address.
Automatic runs on its ownChecklist · Approval a personBranch a rule decides
What every lead carries
Fields, the people involved, and one of the emails the workflow sends. Change any of it after you create the workspace.
Fields
- Property addressrequired
- Asking price
- ConditionMove-in ready · Light work · Heavy rehab · Teardown
- Why sellingRelocating · Inherited · Downsizing · Financial · Landlord exiting · Other
- Notes
People
- Sellerthe requester; gets the confirmations
- CC
- Agent
- Inspector
- Title / closing
Tags
- Lead sourceDirect mail · Cold call · Referral · Website · Sign · Auction
One of the emails it sends
Step 4 · to Seller · from your mailbox
Your property at Property address
Hi,
Thanks for the details on Property address.
We buy directly, so there are no agent fees and we can work to your timeline.
Would a short call this week suit?
AcquisitionsStart from this template, then bend it.
Create a workspace from Real Estate Acquisitions and every step above is on your canvas, editable. Free, no card.
Printed from the RouteWrk template catalog, snapshot 2026-10-11. Everything on this page is what the template creates in your workspace.