Real Estate AI Flash EP 085: AI Is Doing The Heavy Lifting For Top Teams
Aug 13, 2025
Austin Hellickson, a dynamic team leader from Greater Seattle, shares his journey of integrating AI into real estate. He candidly discusses his initial skepticism and how embracing AI streamlined lead follow-up and creative content generation. Austin highlights the significant efficiency gains AI brings to team management and marketing, and he offers practical advice for new agents navigating this tech-driven landscape. His insights reveal the future of real estate is not just digital—it's powered by AI.
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Raised Inside Real Estate
- Austin grew up in real estate riding along with his mom and learning sales from an early age. He got his license two months after high school and has worked in real estate since age 18.
Rapid Team Growth
- Austin built a large team quickly and now runs roughly 30 people in Washington and five in Utah. The team has closed over 180 transactions and about $70M in five years.
AI Collapses Time For Complex Tasks
- Austin started as an AI skeptic but had an 'aha' when ChatGPT drafted a 50-page SOP in about 20 hours of his time. He sees AI as collapsing time and enabling months of work in hours.