What the source did
- She is a homeschool mom and former teacher, not a real estate pro. She used her Grok Bot instead of a realtor to buy a new-build home.
- She told it exactly what she wanted. In an earlier reply she lists lot size, square feet and layout. It found the house. Her words a week before: it "was better at finding houses than my realtor."
- The bot wrote the emails to negotiate the price. She approved each one before it went out.
- Her follow-up explains where the money came from. New-build inventory homes carry realtor incentives, usually 3% plus a bonus. She had the bot get the best price first, then told the builder she wanted the realtor bonus on top.
- She says she saved the 3% and got the $5,000 bonus. The example flyer she shared is a builder offer of up to 3% commission plus up to $10K, with a contract window and a close-by date.
- She has a second Grok Bot handling the closing and lending details. She did not share that one.
- She published the house-hunting bot free as Home Finder in the Grok Bot Marketplace.
- Heads-up: this is a small, same-day post (14 likes when we checked). The amounts are as she stated them. The saving depends on the builder offering agent incentives on the home you pick.
“Generated emails that I approved to negotiate the price and saved the realtor fees.”— Wendy (@teachthemx3), X
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Our notes
- What it takes
- Her free Home Finder Grok Bot template, a clear brief (lot size, square feet, layout), and an email account where the bot drafts and you approve. She used a second bot for closing and lending details but did not share it.
- Where it breaks
- Homes without builder agent incentives, missing the builder's contract window or close-by date, and asking for the bonus before the price is settled (she got the best price first).
- Human checkpoint
- She approved every email it drafted. You send each email, make every offer and sign every contract; the bot never pays, offers or signs.
- Tools involved
- Grok Bot, Her Home Finder template (free), Your must-haves: lot size, square feet, layout, An email account the bot can draft in
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Get their template
Made and published by Wendy. Start here; it is their original, not ours.
Our adapted version
Ours Our version, built from her post and replies. Her own Home Finder template is linked above; use that first. Fill in the [BRACKETS].
Help me buy a new-build home without a buyer's agent.
1. My must-haves: [area], [budget], [lot size], [square feet], [layout]. Search builder inventory homes, MLS listings and for-sale-by-owner posts, and send me a shortlist with the price and a link for each.
2. For each home I pick, find the builder's current incentives for that community, including any realtor commission or bonus, the contract dates and the close-by date.
3. Draft an email to the builder's sales office asking for their best price on that home. Do not mention the realtor incentive yet.
4. When they reply, show me their answer and draft my next reply. Then draft a separate email asking for the realtor incentive on top of the agreed price, since I have no agent.
5. Keep a simple log for each home: price asked, price offered, incentives offered, deadlines.
Show me every email before it goes out and wait for my yes. Never send anything, make an offer, sign, pay a deposit or share my financial details without my approval.
Approval rule
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She approved every email before it went out. In this recipe the bot only searches and drafts; you send each email, make every offer and sign every contract yourself. Sending, buying, posting, and deleting always need a human.
Set it up
- Add her Home Finder template to Grok Bot from the link above.
- Tell it exactly what you want: area, budget, lot size, square feet, layout.
- Read the shortlist. Look hardest at builder inventory homes; she says that's where the incentives are.
- For the home you like, have it check the builder's current offer: commission, bonus and the deadlines.
- Let it draft the price emails. Read and approve each one before it goes out.
- Once the price is settled, ask for the realtor bonus on top, as she did.
- Handle the contract, lender and closing yourself, or with a separate bot that only reports back. She uses a second bot for closing and lending details.
Common failures
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- Asking for the bonus first. Her order was best price first, then the realtor bonus on top.
- Missing the deadline. Her example flyer has a contract window and a close-by date.
- Assuming every home has the incentive. She points at inventory homes; check the builder's current offer for the exact home.
- Letting the bot send on its own. She approved every email it wrote.
Variations
- Search resale and for-sale-by-owner homes too. Her template lists MLS listings and for-sale-by-owner posts as well as builder inventory.
- Add a second bot for the closing and lending paperwork, as she did. Keep it read-and-report only.
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