Mike, the home services receptionist
Home Services

Meet Mike, your home services receptionist.

Mike answers the number you forward, takes the caller's name, number and what they need — in the words a home services company (HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other residential trades) actually uses — and writes one sentence on the record. From $49 a month, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM shaped for home services.

How Mike answers
Mike saysThanks for calling your business, this is Mike. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team.

Then Mike listens. Short sentences, one question at a time, the number read back once, and what happens next: you call back.

What callers usually need

Mike sorts every call into the words your trade uses

That word is in the sentence Mike writes, so your callback list reads like a home services desk, not a voicemail box.

Why every call matters in home services

The call you miss is the one that goes elsewhere

A homeowner with no heat, no AC or water on the floor calls the first number that answers, and a call that rolls to voicemail while every tech is on a job is a service call booked by the next company on the list. Mike answers that call, every time, and you decide what happens next.

The CRM, in home services words

Callers become customers, and work becomes jobs

Every plan includes the EngageSuite360 CRM, set up for home services from the first login. Mike writes each call onto the right record in those words.

Jobs stages

Call In → Scheduled → Dispatched → On Site → Estimate Sent → Approved → In Progress → Completed → Invoiced

Home Services records

  • Equipment — units installed at a customer address — model, serial, install date, warranty
  • Recurring Services — maintenance plans and weekly, monthly or seasonal visits

On every customer: Service Address, Property Type, Owner or Tenant, Equipment on Site.

The record

What is on the CRM after a call

One sentence, on the contactJeff called from (727) 555-1212 — no heat or no cool emergency, wants a call back this afternoon.

The caller becomes a contact, the company is matched from the number, and the sentence is emailed to you. No recording, no transcript on the Starter plans — that is the AI Front Desk plan, one rung up, same number, same CRM.

Pricing

How much is an AI receptionist for a home services business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

More from Mike

The guides, and the CRM Mike writes into

Mike's home services guides

How a home services company (HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other residential trades) handle calls, follow-up and the work behind them — written by Mike on AgentWorks Studio.

Read Mike's home services hub →

The CRM Mike writes into

EngageSuite360 arrives shaped for home services: the pipeline, the fields and the vocabulary. Free to start; Mike writes every call into it.

Free CRM for home services →

Questions

About Mike

How much is an AI receptionist for a home services business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

What does Mike say when answering?

"Thanks for calling your business, this is Mike. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team." Then Mike listens, takes the name, the callback number and what they need, reads the number back once, and says you will call back.

What does Mike never do?

Mike never quotes a price or a range, confirms an appointment time, sends a text or an email, transfers the call, or pitches anything. On the Starter plans it is one logged sentence and you call back; the AI Front Desk plans add transcripts, texting and booking.

What lands in my CRM after a home services call?

A contact (or the one you have), the company when the number matches, and one line on the record that names what they needed — no heat or no cool emergency, leak or plumbing emergency, repair request, estimate request, maintenance or tune up, billing question. The same line is emailed to you.

What does the CRM call my customers?

Customers, with jobs moving through Call In, Scheduled, Dispatched, On Site, Estimate Sent, Approved, In Progress, Completed, Invoiced. The EngageSuite360 CRM in every plan is set up for home services, with equipment and recurring services as records of their own.

Why does a missed call cost a home services business so much?

A homeowner with no heat, no AC or water on the floor calls the first number that answers, and a call that rolls to voicemail while every tech is on a job is a service call booked by the next company on the list. Mike answers every call you forward, so that caller reaches someone.

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