Manus Agents Let You Text AI From Your Phone

Manus AI Agents CRE allows real estate professionals to automate deal underwriting, rent comp analysis, and market research directly from their phone using Telegram. On February 13th, Manus released the Agents feature, which lets you communicate with AI through text, voice messages, and file uploads without needing to sit at your computer.

I’ve been reviewing AI tools for CRE professionals for a while now, and the AI for CRE Collective has 540+ members. This update stood out because Manus AI Agents CRE removes the biggest friction point with AI tools: needing to be at your computer. With Agents, you don’t. Here’s everything I tested and what actually happened.

How Manus Agents Work

You set up the Manus agent on Telegram (it takes a few minutes). Once it’s connected, you text Manus the same way you’d text a teammate. Send a message. Manus reads it. It spins up a task. It works on it in the background. When it’s done, it texts you back with the deliverables attached. You can also send voice messages. Manus transcribes them, understands the request, and gets to work. Right now, it only works with Telegram. Manus said WhatsApp and iMessage support are coming.

Test 1: Simultaneous Construction Cost Reports

I texted: “Please prepare a simple report for construction costs in Los Angeles.” While that was running, I texted: “Also, please prepare a report for construction costs for apartments in St. Louis.” Manus responded: “Already on it. I’ll have both reports ready for you. LA and St. Louis construction costs should be done around the same time, about 3-5 minutes.”Both reports came back within minutes. I downloaded them directly from Telegram.

The real power of Manus AI Agents CRE here is parallel execution. You can trigger as many tasks as you want; the agent works on them at the same time. I could’ve sent 10 different requests, and they’d all run simultaneously. This allows Manus Agents for CRE to run underwriting and rent comp analysis tasks simultaneously across multiple properties.

Test 2: Voice Message for Rent Comps

I sent a voice message: “Please pull rent comps within 2 miles of 3105 Bellevue Avenue, Los Angeles.”Manus responded: “Let me listen to your voice message. One moment.”Then: “Got it. I’ll pull rent comps within 2 miles of 3105 Bellevue.”The full rent comp analysis came back as an attached report. Class A multifamily comps within the radius. I could’ve told it to put it in Excel, format it differently, or expand the radius. Being able to voice-text your AI agent from a job site or while driving is a genuine workflow shift. You don’t need to type a prompt or sit at a screen.

Test 3: Rendering and Video Generation

I sent a voice message describing an apartment building: “5 stories, podium deck. Four floors of residential over 1 podium. About 30 units. Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Put together a quick rendering.” Two minutes later, Manus sent back a full architectural rendering. Mixed materials, four floors of wood over a podium. It looked solid. Then I texted: “Can you turn that into a video?”

A few minutes later, I had a video walkthrough of the rendering. All from Telegram. This isn’t a core underwriting workflow, but for quick concept visualization or investor presentations, it is useful, and the speed is impressive.

Test 4: OM Underwriting From My Phone

This was the big test. I attached an OM in Telegram and texted: “Please underwrite this deal for me using our new multifamily underwriter skill.”Manus confirmed: “I’ll underwrite 163 8th Place using the multifamily underwriting skill. This should take about 5-10 minutes.”It extracted deal data from the OM, researched market comps, validated assumptions, and built the full pro forma using my custom underwriting model. The output came with the exact tabs, formulas, and structure from my template.

This is one of the main reasons Manus Agents for CRE improve early-stage deal screening speed for acquisition teams. Result: 5.4% IRR at asking price. Recommendation: pass. The agent even self-corrected when it hit an issue. The underwriting subtask couldn’t find the skill files. Without me saying anything, the agent sent the files over and told the subtask to continue. Took care of it on its own.

What This Means for CRE Workflows

The phone is the biggest unlock here. Most CRE professionals aren’t sitting at a desk all day. You’re at properties, in meetings, driving between sites. Being able to text “underwrite this deal” while you’re on the road and get a full pro forma back in 10 minutes changes the speed of deal screening. Being able to voice-request rent comps while walking a property is genuine time savings.

The parallel execution means you can queue multiple tasks simultaneously. Send 5 OMs, get 5 underwriting outputs. Pull comps for 4 properties at once.

CRE Tasks You Can Automate Using Manus Agents

Examples of CRE deal analysis tasks that can be automated remotely using Manus Agents through Telegram integration

Current Limitations

Telegram only (for now). WhatsApp and iMessage are coming, but aren’t live yet. The underwriting outputs need verification. This is a first draft, not a signed-off analysis. Always check the numbers. And building custom skills takes upfront time. 20-30 minutes to set up, but you only do it once.

How can CRE professionals use Manus Agents on Telegram for deal underwriting?

Manus Agents let CRE professionals run AI underwriting tasks directly from their phone using Telegram.

• Text the agent to underwrite a deal from an OM

• Attach files like offering memorandums or PDFs

• Trigger custom underwriting skills remotely

• Receive full Excel pro forma outputs in chat

In short, Manus Agents make AI underwriting for CRE possible without needing a desktop setup.

Can Manus Agents extract rent comps from voice messages?

Yes, Manus Agents can transcribe voice requests and pull rent comps automatically.

• Send a voice note with an address

• Manus converts speech to text

• Pulls comps within a set radius

• Returns a structured rent comp report

Learn how speech-to-text systems work here: https://cloud.google.com/speech-to-text

This allows CRE professionals to run comp analysis while walking properties.

Is it possible to underwrite a deal using an OM from your phone?

Yes, Manus Agents can underwrite deals from your phone by reading attached OMs.

• Upload OM in Telegram

• Trigger your underwriting skills

• AI extracts financial assumptions

• Builds a full Excel model automatically

You can read about document data extraction here: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/

This speeds up CRE deal screening during site visits or meetings.

How does parallel execution help CRE professionals analyze multiple deals?

Parallel execution lets Manus Agents run several CRE workflows at once.

• Queue multiple underwriting tasks

• Run comp analysis simultaneously

• Generate reports for different markets

• Receive outputs without waiting sequentially

You can explore parallel task automation basics here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_computing

This helps CRE teams screen more deals in less time.

Can Manus Agents generate reports for construction costs remotely?

Yes, Manus Agents can create market research reports directly from Telegram.

• Request construction cost reports by city

• Analyze apartment development data

• Format outputs for presentations

• Download reports instantly

This makes early-stage feasibility checks faster.

Do Manus Agents support AI rendering for investor presentations?

Manus Agents can generate quick building renderings for concept planning.

• Describe building type via text or voice

• Generate architectural visuals

• Convert renderings into video walkthroughs

• Use outputs in investor decks

Learn how AI image generation works here: https://openai.com/research/dall-e

This helps CRE professionals visualize deals quickly.

What CRE workflows can be automated using Manus Agents?

Manus Agents automate repeatable CRE tasks through custom skills.

• OM underwriting

• Rent comp analysis

• Due diligence reports

• Market research summaries

This reduces manual analysis across recurring deal tasks.

Are Manus Agent underwriting outputs ready for investment decisions?

AI underwriting outputs should always be verified before use.

• Treat outputs as first-draft analysis

• Check rent assumptions manually

• Validate market comps

• Review IRR calculations

In short, Manus Agents improve speed, but analysts should confirm final numbers.

Getting Started

1. Get a Manus account and enable the Agents feature

2. Set up the Telegram integration (takes a few minutes)

3. Start simple — text it as a research request or ask for a report

4. Build skills for your repeatable workflows (underwriting, comp analysis, due diligence)

5. Trigger those skills from your phone whenever you need them