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How to Automate Construction Sales: The Five Steps, Done Every Day

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Builtie construction intelligence content. Figures read October 9, 2026.

To automate construction sales, automate the prospecting, not the relationship: read building permits daily, keep the projects in your trade's award window, find the builder's decision maker, send LinkedIn and email outreach, and follow up when the build moves. Builtie runs those five steps and saves about 2 hours a day, around 60 hours a month.

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The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.

The five steps

  1. Read the building permits in your markets every day.
  2. Stage each project and keep the ones in your trade's award window.
  3. Attach the builder or general contractor and the person who buys your trade.
  4. Send a short LinkedIn and email sequence that names the project and its stage.
  5. Follow up when the build moves; keep the builder for its next permit.

What not to automate

  • Pricing.
  • The site visit.
  • The phone call that closes it.

By trade

Excavation and Site Work, Construction Site Security, Concrete and Foundation, Structural Steel, Elevators, Framing, Painting, Masonry, Waterproofing, Roofing, Windows, Doors and Glazing, Electrical, HVAC and Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Signage and Wayfinding, Insulation, Drywall, Low Voltage and Data, Tile, Cabinetry and Millwork, Flooring, Countertops, Finish Carpentry, Appliances and Equipment, Landscaping

Plans

Builtie's Starter plan is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds the LinkedIn and email outreach you run yourself. Opening a project spends one credit, and the decision makers, emails, phones and AI call script inside it are included. Your monthly credits reset at each renewal, and extra credit packs are valid for 30 days. The free trial runs 7 days with 10 projects. Custom, where Builtie's team runs the outreach for you, starts from CAD $1,500 a month on top of a Growth seat.

Frequently asked questions

Is Builtie a CRM?

No. A CRM stores the contacts and deals you already have. Builtie is sales automation: it finds the projects from building permits, times each one to your trade's award window, finds the decision maker and runs the LinkedIn and email outreach. Most customers keep their CRM or job-management tool for the work they win.

What should a contractor automate first?

Finding the projects: reading permits by hand is the step most sellers skip, and it is where the earliest work is.

What does Builtie cost?

Starter is $79 per seat per month for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds LinkedIn and email outreach. There is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.