The after-hours lead doesn't wait for Monday.
Renters search after work and on weekends. Your office is closed. Bulldog works those leads through the evening and the weekend, answers renters who text in seconds at any hour, and books the tour so Monday starts with a calendar, not a backlog.
The lead arrives Saturday. The reply arrives Monday.
A renter on Zillow is usually messaging three or four communities in the same sitting. The first one that answers like a person gets the tour. When the first real reply comes the next business day, the renter has often already booked somewhere else, and the guest card sits in your system as a lead that "went cold."
This isn't a staffing problem. Nobody should be answering texts all weekend. It's a coverage problem, and it is exactly the kind of work an AI assistant should do.
Evenings and weekends, covered.
Median reply to renter texts
When a renter texts, Bulldog answers in a median of 7 seconds, at any hour. Live accounts, last 90 days.
First text on overnight inquiries
Inquiries after 9pm get their first text at 8am local, ahead of most leasing offices. Evenings before 9pm and weekends are worked as they arrive.
Applications
Two client communities, matched 30-day windows before and after, 2026. Seasonal control still in progress.
From inquiry to booked tour before the office reopens.
Illustrative conversation. The AI only states pricing, availability and policies you have approved for the property.
Your team walks in already knowing the renter.
- Booked tours on the calendar, with the renter's move-in date, budget and unit type already captured.
- Every conversation logged and searchable, with one tap to take over any thread.
- Nothing dropped. Leads that don't book get a follow-up cadence over the following days, then a polite close. They tour, they sign, or they opt out. None slip away quietly.
- Written back to your system. On AppFolio, outcomes land on the guest card. How the AppFolio integration works.
Common questions.
Will renters know they're texting an AI?
The AI introduces itself with a first name from your community and writes like a leasing agent. It never claims to be human if asked, and it hands off to a person the moment a renter wants one.
What if a renter asks something the AI shouldn't answer?
It only states pricing, availability, policies and amenities you have approved for that property. Anything outside that, and anything touching Fair Housing, is escalated to your team instead of guessed.
Does Bulldog text renters overnight?
Only if they text first. When a renter texts the community at any hour, Bulldog answers in seconds. New inquiries that arrive between 9pm and 8am get their first text at 8am local, because unsolicited texts overnight break quiet-hours rules. That still lands before most leasing offices open.
How long does setup take?
A 15-minute call. Your first property is replying to live leads by the next morning.
What does it cost?
$199 a month covers the first 100 doors, then $2.50 per door, month to month. No per-lease fees.
See it on your leads.
30-day free trial. Setup on a 15-minute call. Your first property is live by the next morning.