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Notes from the builds.

What we've learned shipping AI agents and AI property agents in production.

Sep 3

Multi-Agent Systems: When One Agent Isn't Enough

Splitting one agent into several specialists isn't over-engineering — past a certain complexity, it's what makes the system actually reliable.

AI Trends8 min read
Aug 31

Why the CRM integration matters more than the AI model

A brilliant agent that doesn't write back to your CRM is invisible to your team.

Property AI5 min read
Aug 27

How we pick which LLM powers a given agent

We route to 10+ models. Here's the actual decision process, not a marketing list.

AI Agents5 min read
Aug 24

Voice AI and the New Conversational Interface

Voice stopped being a novelty add-on and became a real front door for a business the moment latency and interruption handling caught up.

AI Trends8 min read
Aug 24

Voice or chat: which channel converts better for property leads?

The answer depends on where the lead came from, not personal preference.

Property AI4 min read
Aug 19

Human-in-the-loop isn't a fallback — it's a design decision

The best agent systems know exactly which decisions they're not allowed to make alone.

AI Agents4 min read
Aug 18

From Prototype to Production: Running AI Agents Reliably at Scale

A weekend demo and a system running unattended on real customers are two different engineering problems.

AI Trends8 min read
Aug 17

The after-hours problem in real estate, and how a 24/7 agent solves it

Most inbound leads arrive outside business hours. Most teams aren't there for them.

Property AI4 min read
Aug 14

Reasoning Models: Trading Speed for Accuracy When It Matters

Not every step in an agent needs to think longer. Knowing which ones do is the actual skill.

AI Trends8 min read
Aug 12

AI Agents Move From Chatbots to Autonomous Digital Workers

The shift isn't better answers — it's software that finishes a task without anyone watching it happen.

AI Trends8 min read
Aug 12

What it actually costs to run an AI agent in production

Model tokens are the smallest line item. Here's where the real cost goes.

AI Agents5 min read
Aug 10

How an AI property agent actually qualifies a lead

Budget, timeline, financing — the three questions that decide who gets a callback first.

Property AI4 min read
Aug 5

AI agents vs. traditional automation: when each one wins

Zapier and n8n aren't obsolete. They're just answering a different question than an agent does.

AI Agents5 min read
Aug 3

AI in real estate: where it actually helps (and where it's just noise)

Lead response time is the highest-leverage place to start. Here's why.

Property AI5 min read
Aug 1

What is an AI agent, actually?

Not a chatbot. Not a script. Here's the working definition we build against.

AI Agents4 min read