Monitor real estate filings via Telegram, BrowserAct and Gemini
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Transform your Telegram bot into a real estate lead hunter! This workflow scrapes "Lis Pendens" (pre-foreclosure) filings from county clerk sites, cleans the legal data using AI, and delivers formatted leads directly to your chat.
What does Monitor real estate filings via Telegram, BrowserA do?
This workflow transforms your Telegram bot into an automated real estate monitoring tool. It functions by:
- Request Handling: An AI Agent analyzes your Telegram messages to distinguish between casual chat and data requests (e.g., "Check filings for last 5 days").
- Smart Scheduling: Automatically calculates date ranges (e.g., Today - 5 days) if no specific dates are provided.
- Scraping: BrowserAct searches official county clerk sites for "Lis Pendens" filings within the target window.
- AI Formatting: Cleans up messy legal data (party names, file numbers) and formats it into a readable HTML report delivered to your chat.
What data can you scrape from County Clerk Records ?
This template is designed to scrape:
- Document Type: Specifically filters for "Lis Pendens" (Notice of Pendency) which indicates pre-foreclosure activity.
- Party Names: The Plaintiff (usually a bank) and Defendant (property owner).
- Filing Details: Case numbers, filing dates, and links to the official documents.
How to use Monitor real estate filings via Telegram, BrowserA ?
- Credentials: Connect Telegram, BrowserAct, Google Gemini, and OpenRouter in n8n.
- BrowserAct Setup: Ensure the "Texas Foreclosure Leads" template is saved in your account.
- Telegram Bot: Create a bot via BotFather and add the API token to your credentials.
- Activate: Turn on the workflow.
- Run: Send a message like "Check filings" or "Check filings for the last 5 days" to your bot.
Why scrape County Clerk Records ?
Scraping public records allows you to:
- Find Off-Market Leads: Identify distressed properties (pre-foreclosures) before they hit the open market.
- Automate Diligence: Eliminate the manual task of searching clunky government websites every day.
- Speed to Lead: Get notified of new filings instantly via Telegram to contact owners first.
Customization Options:
- Change Document: Modify BrowserAct to search for "Divorce Decrees" or "Probate" records.
- Adjust Dates: Update the date calculation node to search for longer periods (e.g., last 30 days).
- Filter Results: Add AI logic to only show filings from specific banks or attorneys.
Requirements:
- BrowserAct (with "Texas Foreclosure Leads" template).
- Telegram Bot Token.
- Google Gemini & OpenRouter accounts.
