Calling leads instantly without a VA (under $50/month)

Hello Deal Makers, I keep seeing posts about leads going cold because people can't afford VAs or dialers to call fast enough, and I totally get it. Speed-to-lead is everything, but hiring someone or paying for expensive auto-dialers just isn't realistic when you're starting out.

I've had this problem before and built a workaround that's been working really well for under $50/month:

Connect your Google Sheet (with name, phone number, location, property type, etc.) to n8n
Set up a trigger so every time a new lead gets added, n8n automatically sends the lead info to a Retell AI voice agent
The AI calls them immediately, pitches based on the details you fed it (property type, location, situation), and books qualified appointments straight into your calendar
You wake up to booked appointments instead of a list you haven't touched yet

Cost breakdown:

Phone number for the agent: $2/month for each agent (I highly recommend more than 2)
n8n: $5–10/month
Retell AI: $0.07/minute (so maybe $20–40/month depending on volume)

Total is around $30–$50/month, and you're calling leads within seconds instead of hours or days.

Happy to clarify anything if this sounds useful. Hope this helps someone out massively 🙏

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