The pricing page said a little over a hundred dollars a month. Six months later the card statement is several times that, and nobody can point to the day it happened. A seat for the new rep. Two more numbers. A texting pack. Skip tracing. A county list. An AI agent switched on after a webinar. That is how real estate investor CRM pricing works: the sticker is the entry fee, and the add-ons are the bill.
I hear versions of this on calls with operators all the time. One told me they were paying "five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten vendors" to run one wholesale business.
I run a wholesale operation, and I built ForesightCRM, so one of the 13 tools below is ours. Every price comes from the vendor's own public page, checked on September 17, 2026, and linked. "Not published" means I could not find the number, and "not advertised" is not the same as proven missing. Where Foresight costs more or does less, I say so.
Real estate investor CRM pricing at a glance
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| Tool | Entry price | Entry tier includes | Setup and term | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForesightCRM | $149/mo, or $119 billed annually | 2 seats, 1 number, 500 minutes, 500 texts, power dialer, 100 skip credits | No onboarding fee listed; monthly or annual | 14 days; a card starts it |
| REsimpli | Solo $249/mo billed annually, $299 monthly | 1 user, 1 number, unlimited standard calling and SMS under fair use, triple line dialer, 10,000 skip credits | Free onboarding; annual plans are a 12-month term | 14 days |
| FreedomSoft | Start $197/mo, $147 billed annually | Up to 6 users, 1 number, built-in phone; texts $0.04, skip from $0.12 | No contracts; 30-day money-back guarantee | Not published |
| Left Main REI | Starter $500/mo | 5 users, integrated calling, SMS and mailing, property data, cadences | $3,000 implementation (included on higher plans) | Not published; live demo |
| 8020CRM | Solopreneur $447/mo | 1 Salesforce license, skip trace, DocuSign; Marketing Cloud $899/mo extra | $3,500 onboarding; 24-month term | Not published for CRM plans |
| Niche CRM | CRM only: $5,000 upfront, then $300/mo | Full CRM; Salesforce seats billed by Salesforce; your own Twilio for texting; Niche Data $100 per county | Niche OS: $3,000 upfront, $1,000/mo for 12 months, 5 counties included | Not published; demo |
| Carrot CRM | Free for 1 user; Essential $69/mo | 3 users, sequences, texting and email; dialer and skip not advertised | No setup fees | Free plan |
| PropertyRadar | Solo $119/mo, $99 prepaid annually | 1 user, 250 phones and emails; dialer $59 to $149/mo; texts from $49 per 2,000 | Cancel anytime; no refunds | 5 days |
| BatchLeads | Growth $119/mo | 3 users, 10,000 leads with phones and emails, click-to-dial; texting through your own provider | Not published; Enterprise is annual | 7 days |
| Follow Up Boss | Grow $69 per user/mo | Agent-team CRM; calling and texting $39 per user; skip and data not advertised | No contracts | 14 days |
| LeadCruncher | Assessors Data $60/mo | 10,000 records including pre-foreclosure, CRM, triple dialer with 1,000 minutes; skip $0.25 | No contracts on monthly plans | Not published |
| GoHighLevel | Starter $97/mo | Unlimited users; numbers, texts, and calls billed by usage; skip and data not advertised | No long-term contract | 14 days |
| Podio | Plus $14 per user/mo, $11.20 annually | Workspaces and simple workflows; free up to 5 users; calling and texting not advertised | Monthly or annual | 30 days of Premium |
Bars leave out upfront fees (Left Main REI $3,000, 8020CRM $3,500, Niche CRM $5,000), free plans, and per-user plans (Follow Up Boss $69 and Podio $14 per user).
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| LeadCruncher Assessors Data | $60/mo |
| Carrot CRM Essential | $69/mo |
| GoHighLevel Starter | $97/mo |
| PropertyRadar Solo | $119/mo |
| BatchLeads Growth | $119/mo |
| ForesightCRM Starter | $149/mo |
| FreedomSoft Start | $197/mo |
| REsimpli Solo | $299/mo |
| Niche CRM (CRM only) | $300/mo |
| 8020CRM Solopreneur | $447/mo |
| Left Main REI Starter | $500/mo |
Source: Vendor pricing pages linked in the table above, checked September 17, 2026
Per-user prices multiply: five people on Follow Up Boss Grow or Podio Plus pay five times the sticker. And "unlimited" has a policy behind it: REsimpli's pricing FAQ says calling and SMS run under fair use.
Credit where it is due: REsimpli bundles a triple line dialer on every plan, Left Main includes implementation on Launch and Enterprise, Niche OS bundles five counties of data with its community, and LeadCruncher puts data, a CRM, and a dialer in one $60 plan.
The hidden costs that actually set the bill
The checklist competitors skip, with published examples as of September 17, 2026:
| Ask about | Published examples |
|---|---|
| Extra seats | Foresight $25/mo; REsimpli $99 annual or $125 monthly; PropertyRadar $50 on Solo |
| Extra phone numbers | Foresight $3/mo; REsimpli $2 to $5 by plan; FreedomSoft $5.95; GoHighLevel $1.15 |
| Texting: bucket, packs, per message, fair use, or your own provider? Replies billed? | Foresight packs of +1,000 texts for $35/mo or +2,500 for $79/mo; FreedomSoft $0.04 per send or receive; GoHighLevel $0.00747 per segment plus carrier fees |
| 10DLC registration | GoHighLevel about $24.50 once (low volume), then $1.50 to $10 a month; REsimpli passes carrier fees through; Foresight $25 once if activated in a trial, credited to the first invoice |
| Dialer: included, per user, or separate? | REsimpli triple line included; PropertyRadar $59 to $149/mo; Follow Up Boss $39 per user on Grow; BatchLeads Dialer AI $89/mo |
| Skip tracing per record | Foresight $0.07 per credit (family up to 7); FreedomSoft from $0.12; REsimpli $0.15 past its bucket; LeadCruncher $0.25 |
| Data per county or record | Foresight $75 per county; Niche Data $100 per county; BatchLeads 4 cents per extra lead |
| AI: flat or per agent, plus usage? | Foresight $299 voice and $149 SMS; REsimpli $99 to $399 per agent plus $0.50 per AI minute; FreedomSoft from $297 per agent; Carrot AI Suite $99 |
| Onboarding fees | Left Main $3,000 on Starter; 8020CRM $3,500 or $6,500; Niche $3,000 or $5,000; REsimpli and Carrot advertise none |
| Contract term and notice | 8020CRM 24 months on two tiers; Niche OS 12 months; REsimpli annual plans are a 12-month term. Read every vendor's renewal and cancellation clause before you sign |
| Salesforce seats underneath | 8020CRM includes licenses; Niche says Salesforce bills each user; Salesforce lists Sales Cloud at $25 to $550 per user per month |
Every extra number, seat, and dialer line looks small alone and adds up across a year. Illustrative scene, not a ForesightCRM screenshot.
These lines arrive one at a time, months apart, each approved for a good reason. That is vendor creep. One operator I spoke with also spent "hours, days" building a custom setup, a cost nobody invoices.
Worked example: a solo operator texting and dialing one county
Sources: the vendor pages linked above, plus HighLevel's phone pricing guide.
| Line (estimate) | Foresight Starter | REsimpli Solo | GoHighLevel + LeadCruncher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan | $149 monthly ($119 annual) | $299 monthly ($249 annual) | $97 + $60 |
| One phone number | Included | Included | $1.15 |
| 500 dialer minutes | Included | Unlimited, fair use | Included in LeadCruncher |
| 1,500 texts | 500 included, plus a +1,000 texting pack at $35 | Unlimited, fair use | $11.21 plus about $4.50 carrier fees |
| 10DLC | $25 once, credited | Carrier fees passed through | $1.50 to $10/mo, plus $24.50 once |
| 600 skip traces | 100 included, plus one $35 pack of 500 | 10,000 included | 600 x $0.25 = $150 |
| One county of foreclosure data | $75 | Pre-foreclosure list credits included | Pre-foreclosure included |
| Estimated month | $294, or $264 annual | $299, or $249 annual | About $325 to $334 |
Estimates, not quotes: one-time and pass-through 10DLC fees are left out, and GoHighLevel's $18.36 is a $1.15 number, $11.21 of texts, about $4.50 of carrier fees, and 10DLC at the $1.50 low end (about $334 at $10).
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| Plan | Numbers and texting | Skip tracing | County data | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForesightCRM Starter | $149.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $75.00 | $294.00 |
| REsimpli Solo | $299.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $299.00 |
| GoHighLevel + LeadCruncher | $157.00 | $18.36 | $150.00 | $0.00 | $325.36 |
Source: Vendor pricing pages and HighLevel's phone pricing guide, checked September 17, 2026
Billed annually, REsimpli Solo is the cheapest way to buy this workload. Billed monthly, Foresight Starter is $5 less and includes two seats to REsimpli's one. Before you take any annual price, read the term: REsimpli's FAQ calls annual plans a 12-month term, non-refundable after the trial.
Usage decides the winner. Inside Foresight's Starter buckets alone, the month is $224 ($149 plus the county). Double the texts to 3,000 and the +2,500 pack puts Foresight at $338, above REsimpli's $299. Past 500 dialer minutes, Foresight's next step is Growth at $299. Texting packs also raise the monthly allowance, not the daily limit on cold first texts, which starts at 100 a day and ramps as delivery health holds.
I kept 600 skip traces in every column, even though Foresight Data says phones come with its county records at no per-record charge. The two-vendor stack costs the most, mostly on pay-as-you-go skip tracing. If you run GoHighLevel today, see our GoHighLevel alternatives for wholesalers.
Test your own numbers on a real list. Foresight's 14-day trial starts with a card, and nothing is charged until it ends.
Worked example: a five-person acquisitions team
| Line (estimate) | Foresight Enterprise | REsimpli Team | FreedomSoft Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan | $599 monthly ($479 annual) | $899 monthly ($699 annual) | $197 monthly ($147 annual) |
| Five users and numbers | Included (15 of each) | Included | Users included; 4 extra numbers x $5.95 = $23.80 |
| 5,000 dialer minutes | Included | Unlimited, fair use | 5,000 x $0.03 = $150 |
| 5,000 texts | Included | Unlimited, fair use | 5,000 x $0.04 = $200 |
| 3,000 skip traces | 2,500 included, plus one $35 pack | 20,000 included | From $0.12 = $360 |
| Three counties of data | 3 x $75 = $225 | List builder credits included | Lead downloads included |
| Estimated month | $859, or $739 annual | $899, or $699 annual | $931, or $881 annual |
Estimates, not quotes: REsimpli calling and texting are unlimited under fair use, and FreedomSoft's $373.80 is 4 extra numbers ($23.80), 5,000 minutes ($150), and 5,000 texts ($200), a $930.80 month the table rounds to $931.
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| Plan | Numbers, minutes, and texts | Skip tracing | County data | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForesightCRM Enterprise | $599.00 | $0.00 | $35.00 | $225.00 | $859.00 |
| REsimpli Team | $899.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $899.00 |
| FreedomSoft Start | $197.00 | $373.80 | $360.00 | $0.00 | $930.80 |
Source: Vendor pricing pages linked above, checked September 17, 2026
Why Enterprise and not Growth? Growth ($299, 5 seats) includes 2,000 minutes and 2,000 texts, and this team uses 5,000 of each. With any vendor, when usage sits past a bucket, price the next plan up first.
REsimpli pricing changed with its new unlimited plans, and billed annually they are the lowest line here. Billed monthly, Foresight Enterprise comes in $40 under REsimpli Team. FreedomSoft meters the most usage but includes up to six users plus mail and website tools. Add AI and the order moves again: Foresight's AI SMS Agent is $149 a month, REsimpli's SMS Conversation Specialist is $299, and FreedomSoft's voice agents start at $297 each.
Moving off REsimpli? See Foresight vs REsimpli and our REsimpli alternatives.
What Foresight costs, including the parts that cost extra
Full details are on our pricing page. Every plan includes:
- Power dialer with recording and monitoring
- Minutes and texts in a monthly bucket (500, 2,000, or 5,000)
- Skip trace credits (100, 1,000, or 2,500), then $0.07 each in $35 packs of 500 that never expire
- CSV import with dedupe, pipeline, and SMS and email cadences
More texts are add-ons: Texting Packs of +1,000 a month for $35 or +2,500 for $79, one-time Top-Ups of 1,000 for $49 or 2,500 for $99 (they expire at month end), and +10,000 a month for $299.
Where Foresight costs more or does less:
- Single-line dialer. REsimpli and LeadCruncher advertise triple line dialers.
- No direct mail in the plans. REsimpli, FreedomSoft, PropertyRadar, and BatchLeads advertise mail.
- AI is an add-on: $299 for the voice agent with 500 talk minutes, then $0.50 a minute, and $149 for the SMS agent.
- Bucketed usage where REsimpli now advertises unlimited standard use, and smaller skip buckets than its 10,000 to 50,000.
- Growth features start at $299: AI lead scoring, auction and NC/SC redemption tracking, and the buyer marketplace. The public API is Enterprise only.
Turning on texting during the trial costs a one-time $25 carrier registration fee, credited to your first paid invoice. Cold first texts wait for your own 10DLC approval; calling, data pulls, and skip tracing do not.
Already have a CRM and only need texting? The /texting plans are separate: Engage at $297 a month (5,000 messages, 2 seats, up to 600 new conversations a day), Scale at $497 (12,500 messages, 5 seats, AI SMS agent included), and Pro at $1,097 (25,000 messages, 10 seats, agent included). There is no trial on those plans.
How to compare real estate investor CRM pricing before you sign
Price your real usage and read the term before anything gets signed. Illustrative scene, not a ForesightCRM screenshot.
The short answer to "how much does a real estate CRM cost" is whatever your usage makes it. To find that number:
- Pull three months of real usage from your bills, not your goals.
- Price the workload, not the plan, line by line from the checklist.
- Spread upfront fees across the term. 8020CRM's $3,500 Solopreneur onboarding over 24 months adds about $146 a month.
- Read the term and cancellation notice before the trial ends.
- Get "unlimited" in writing for your volume.
- Count the logins. Every extra vendor is another bill, another export, and another place a lead falls through.
The bottom line
Real estate investor CRM pricing is not the number on the card. It is seats, numbers, texts, skip traces, counties, AI, setup fees, and the term, added up for how you work.
On today's public prices, REsimpli's unlimited plans win for heavy callers and texters willing to bill annually. Foresight wins inside its buckets, on $25 extra seats, and for foreclosure operators who want county data one county at a time.
If Foresight's shape fits your month, start the 14-day trial. A card starts it, nothing is charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel anytime.
ForesightCRM is our product. Foresight claims are from /pricing, /texting, our CRM terms and add-on price list, and getforesightdata.com as of September 17, 2026. Competitor prices are from each vendor's public pages on the same date, linked above. Worked examples are our estimates, not quotes. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.