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Real Estate Lead Gen Academy

Real Estate Lead Gen Academy is for agents tired of buying leads. Build your own lead systems without relying on third-party portals.

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How this community works

Pricing
$9 a monthWell below the real estate median of $25.
Size
93 membersBigger than 25% of the real estate communities indexed here.
Revenue ceiling
$837 a monthIf every member paid the listed price. Free tiers, discounts and churn are not visible from outside.
Platform
Skool
Category
Real Estate
Last verified
7 October 2026

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About Real Estate Lead Gen Academy

Real Estate Lead Gen Academy is for agents tired of buying leads. Build your own lead systems without relying on third-party portals.

Why you should join: Lead generation courses on content creation, video, open houses, repurposing content with AI and your website and CRM, a monthly live lead gen Q&A, a free copy of Josh's book and no upsells inside the community. Membership is $9 a month.

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The one-liner

A low-cost lifetime lead generation academy for agents tired of buying portal leads.

What they actually sell

Real Estate Lead Gen Academy is run by Josh Ries. The headline pitch reads: "Build Real Estate Lead Generation Systems That Generate More Leads and Closings Without Relying on Third Party Companies Like Zillow and Realtor.com." The public offer sits at $9 a month. A free trial sits on the join path. Membership is sold as lifetime access with no upsells, including the founder's book and articles. Inside sit 9 courses. The page does not spell out a money-back promise.

Who pays and why

Estate agents who rely on Zillow and other portals. The pain is paying for leads they could make themselves. They pay for lead generation courses, a monthly live Q&A, the founder's book and articles and a blog archive.

Where the members come from

Josh Ries's YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn presence appears to feed the room. The Skool community reads as the member back end for people already drawn to that work. Josh Ries's profile line reads: "Managing Broker, Lead Generation Expert, Inman Contributor & Author, Speaker & Trainer."

What's holding it back

Lifetime access with no upsells makes the community hard to fund. Only one live call a month may keep it quiet.

Steal this

Promise no upsells and everything for life to make the first purchase a no-brainer.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for any trade that rents leads, such as mortgage brokers. Weak where portals are the only channel.

Written 7 October 2026

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