Wiring instructions
The highest-value moment in your business is also the easiest to fake. A spoofed email sent days before closing, with new account details, reads as routine to a buyer who is already expecting it.
For real estate & title offices
Right now, someone can send
an email as your firm.
A buyer gets wiring instructions. The email looks like it came from your office — your domain, your signature, the right closing date. It didn't. By the time anyone notices, the money is gone and it usually doesn't come back.
Most small firms have never checked whether their domain allows this. Here's how to find out, free, in about ten seconds.
Domain check reads public DNS only
Nothing on your systems is touched. This reads the same public records any mail server reads.
Why this one matters in real estate
It lands on you
Even when the fraud happens to a client, the email wore your name. That becomes your reputation problem, your phone call, and sometimes your legal problem.
Your real mail suffers too
The same records that stop impersonation tell Gmail and Outlook your mail is legitimate. Firms that fix this usually see fewer listings and disclosures land in a client's spam folder.
What it costs
| Service | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Domain check | Free | The check above, plus a written one-page report in plain English. No obligation. If your domain is already protected, I'll tell you that. |
| Setup & fix | $400 | SPF, DKIM and DMARC configured correctly for one domain. No new software, no disruption to your existing email. Verified when done, with a report confirming it. |
| Full enforcement | $800 | Everything above, taken all the way to a policy that actively blocks impersonation. Rolled out in stages over about 60 days so your real mail is never interrupted. |
| Ongoing monitoring | $75/mo | I keep reading the reports and flag anything new. Adjustments when you add a CRM, a scheduler, or a new agent. Cancel anytime. |
More than one domain, or mail going out through several tools? The check is still free — I'll quote after I see what's there.
Who you'd be working with
I'm Jeff Hidalgo. I work out of Astoria and I built the checker on this page — it isn't a white-labeled tool I'm reselling. CompTIA Security+ certified, with A+ and Network+ behind it.
I work with a small number of local offices at a time, which means you get me on the phone rather than a ticket queue. If your domain turns out to be fine, I'll say so and there's no charge. I'd rather have the referral than a $400 invoice you didn't need.
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA A+
- Astoria, Queens
Check your domain, or just ask me.
Ten seconds for the automatic check above. Or send me your domain and I'll run it by hand and write it up.