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Find real estate deals from Facebook groups with GPT-4o and Twilio SMS alerts

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1. Workflow Overview

Who is this for? Real estate investors, wholesalers, and house flippers who want to stop manually scrolling Facebook groups and have qualifying deals delivered to their phone instead. What does it ...

Best for

  • Market Research automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.splitout, n8n-nodes-base.merge, n8n-nodes-base.aggregate, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai, n8n-nodes-base.set

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Kevin Fernandez.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Find real estate deals from Facebook groups with GPT-4o and Twilio SMS alerts
Workflow name
Find real estate deals from Facebook groups with GPT-4o and Twilio SMS alerts

Who is this for?

Real estate investors, wholesalers, and house flippers who want to stop manually scrolling Facebook groups and have qualifying deals delivered to their phone instead.

What does it do?

Every 4 hours, this workflow scrapes posts from 6 Facebook real estate groups, sends them all to GPT-4o, which extracts deal details (address, beds/baths, sqft, ARV, asking price, rehab cost, keywords like FSBO/Airbnb/BRRR) and classifies each post against your "buy box." Qualifying deals get texted to your phone via Twilio with a link to the original post.

How it works

  1. Schedule Trigger — runs every 4 hours between 9 AM and 9 PM
  2. 6 HTTP Request nodes — pull recent posts from each Facebook group via the Facebook Scraper3 API on RapidAPI
  3. Split Out → Merge → Aggregate — flattens, combines, and bundles all posts into a single batch
  4. AI Agent (GPT-4o) — analyzes every post, extracts deal data, and classifies as Preferred Deal / Not Preferred / Unclear
  5. Edit Fields — formats the AI output into a readable SMS body
  6. Twilio — sends the SMS to your phone

Set up steps

  • Get a RapidAPI key and subscribe to the Facebook Scraper3 API, then add it to each HTTP node
  • Replace the 6 Facebook group IDs with groups you've joined (the ID is the number in the group URL)
  • Add OpenAI credentials to the Chat Model node
  • Edit the AI Agent's system message to match your buy box (bed/bath/sqft minimums, keywords, max price, location)
  • Add Twilio credentials, then set the to and from numbers
  • Adjust the cron schedule if you want to scrape more or less often

Setup time: ~15–20 minutes once you have all three API keys.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Schedule Trigger

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 2 - Group 1 - FSBO Florida Homes

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 3 - Group 2 - FL Sale or Wholesale

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 4 - Group 3 - FL Off-Market

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 5 - Group 4 - FL Wholesale

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 6 - Group 5 - FL Wholesale Deals

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 7 - Group 6 - FL Off Market

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 8 - Split Out

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 9 - Split Out1

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 10 - Split Out2

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 11 - Split Out3

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 12 - Split Out4

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 13 - Split Out5

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 14 - Merge

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.merge - merge
Config choices
Version 3

Block 15 - Aggregate

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - aggregate
Config choices
Version 1

Block 16 - AI Agent

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices
Version 1.7

Block 17 - OpenAI Chat Model

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 18 - Edit Fields

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices
Version 3.4

Block 19 - Twilio

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.twilio - twilio
Config choices
Version 1

Block 20 - Sticky Note - Overview

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 21 - Sticky Note - Schedule

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 22 - Sticky Note - HTTP Setup

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 23 - Sticky Note - Merge

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 24 - Sticky Note - AI Agent

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Showing the first 24 of 26 workflow blocks. Download the JSON for the full node graph.

3. Summary Table

Workflow Find real estate deals from Facebook groups with GPT-4o and Twilio SMS alerts
Complexity advanced
Nodes 26
Categories Market Research, AI Summarization
Author Kevin Fernandez
Published 01 May 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/15431/15431.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Find real estate deals from Facebook groups with GPT-4o and Twilio SMS alerts do?

Who is this for? Real estate investors, wholesalers, and house flippers who want to stop manually scrolling Facebook groups and have qualifying deals delivered to their phone instead. What does it ...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Market Research, AI Summarization use case.