CRM migration

Migrate from The Real Estate Platform (REP) to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between The Real Estate Platform (REP) and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales . We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

The Real Estate Platform (REP) logo

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Source

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Destination

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales  logo

Compatibility

82%

9 of 11

objects map 1:1 between The Real Estate Platform (REP) and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

48-72 hours

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

The Real Estate Platform (REP) organizes real estate data around Agents, Properties, Listings, and Deals in a flat relational model. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales uses the standard Microsoft Dataverse schema: Account, Contact, Lead, and Opportunity tables with lookups and activity-party models. We migrate REP Contacts to Dynamics 365 Contact records (with Lead routing for cold prospects), REP Companies to Account records, REP Listings to a custom RealEstateListing__c custom table with a junction to Account for property-owner relationships, and REP Deals to Opportunity records with stage values mapped via business process flows. Agent and Office records become Dynamics 365 User and Team records respectively, resolved by email match. All timestamps, property addresses, listing prices, and deal amounts preserve their original values. Automation rules ( REP drip campaigns, listing alerts, agent task triggers ) do not migrate — we export their logic as JSON for your Dynamics 365 admin to rebuild using Power Automate. The migration runs via Dynamics 365 Web API and Dataverse bulk operations, sequenced so foreign-key lookups resolve correctly: Accounts first, then Contacts/Leads, then Opportunities with their listing junctions.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

The Real Estate Platform (REP) logo

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

What's pushing teams away

  • Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows a per-feature model, making it difficult to compare costs or predict expenses when scaling teams or adding modules.
  • Limited public documentation on the API and data export options creates dependency on the vendor for any data extraction or migration work.
  • Single-vendor lock-in risk increases as brokerage data, custom configurations, and integrations all accumulate within a proprietary white-labeled instance.

Choosing

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales  logo

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

What's pulling them in

  • Deep Microsoft 365, Teams, and Outlook integration makes Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales a natural fit for Microsoft-first organizations already invested in that ecosystem
  • Sales Enterprise and Premium tiers offer unlimited custom tables and advanced AI-driven forecasting and predictive analytics not available in lower tiers
  • Professional tier pricing at $65 per user per month offers a lower entry cost than Salesforce for SMB teams with straightforward CRM needs
  • Flexible customization options allow businesses to build bespoke apps, tailor forms and views, and integrate with other Dynamics 365 modules
  • Microsoft Copilot AI tools are embedded directly into the sales workflow on Enterprise and Premium, automating routine tasks and providing deal intelligence

Object mapping

How The Real Estate Platform (REP) objects map to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Each row shows how a The Real Estate Platform (REP) object lands in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales , including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Contact

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Contact

1:1
Fully supported

REP contacts migrate directly to Dynamics 365 Contact records. Each Contact receives the primary_agent_id from REP resolved to a Dynamics User via email match; secondary_agent_id becomes a custom Agent_Secondary__c lookup. Unmatched agents flag for manual assignment before the full run.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Contact (cold lead)

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Lead

1:many
Fully supported

REP contacts flagged as 'Prospect' status with no associated transaction history route to Dynamics 365 Lead records rather than Contact. Routing to Lead keeps unconverted prospects out of the active Contact table while still enabling follow-up through the Dynamics sales cycle via lead scoring, assignment rules, and sales accelerator features.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Company

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Account

1:1
Fully supported

REP companies map to Dynamics 365 Account records. The primary headquarters address populates Account.Address1 fields; any secondary mailing address populates Address2. Multi-office companies generate one Account per physical location, linked via ParentId to a master brokerage Account, preserving the REP office hierarchy in the Account structure.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Listing

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

RealEstateListing__c (custom table)

1:1
Fully supported

REP Listings require a custom table in Dynamics 365 since no native equivalent exists. We create RealEstateListing__c with fields mirroring REP listing fields: address, price, mls_number, status, listing_agent (lookup to User), and listing_office (lookup to Team). A junction table ListingAccount__c links each listing to its owner Account.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Deal

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Opportunity

1:1
Fully supported

REP Deals migrate to Dynamics 365 Opportunity records. The deal_name becomes Opportunity.Name, amount becomes Amount, close_date becomes ClosePotentialDate, and deal_status maps to Opportunity Stage via a value map. Each Opportunity links to its corresponding ListingAccount junction record via a custom Lookup_Listing__c field.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Activity (showing, offer, negotiation)

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Task / Appointment / phonecall

1:1
Fully supported

REP custom activity types map to Dynamics 365 standard activity entities: showing events become Appointment records with scheduled start and end times, offer submissions become Task records with a custom Type field set to 'Offer', and negotiations become Task records with Type='Negotiation'. All migrated activities receive a regardingobjectid linking them to the related Opportunity, Contact, or ListingAccount record to surface in the correct timeline.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Agent

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

User

1:1
Fully supported

REP Agent records resolve to Dynamics 365 User records by email. Active agents get User records with appropriate Security Roles assigned based on their REP role (Listing Agent, Buyer Agent, Team Lead). Inactive agents archive to a custom InactiveAgent__c table for historical reference.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Office

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Team

1:1
Fully supported

REP Office records become Dynamics 365 Teams. Each team receives a Team Type attribute (Regional Office, Franchise Office, or Branch) corresponding to the REP office classification, and members are added by linking existing Dynamics User records whose email domain matches the REP office identifier. Teams in Dynamics enable territory-based security boundaries and aggregated reporting by office or region.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Agent-Listing junction

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

ListingAccount__c (junction table)

1:many
Fully supported

REP supports multiple agents per listing — co-listing agents, buyer agents, and showing agents are distinct roles. We create a ListingAccount__c junction table with Listing (lookup to RealEstateListing__c), Account (lookup), and Role (custom picklist values: ListingAgent, BuyerAgent, ShowingAgent) to preserve the full agent network on each property. This ensures every agent association survives the migration as a queryable record in Dynamics 365.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Security roles, page layouts

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

(not migratable)

1:1
Fully supported

REP security hierarchies and custom page layouts do not transfer to Dynamics 365. We document the REP permission structure as a role-mapping reference so your Dynamics 365 admin can re-create Business Unit boundaries, Security Roles, and form customizations in the destination environment.

The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Workflow rules, automation triggers

maps to

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

(exported as JSON for Power Automate rebuild)

1:1
Fully supported

REP drip campaigns, listing-alert automations, and agent task triggers have no Dynamics 365 equivalent. We export the rule definitions as structured JSON including trigger conditions, action sequences, and timing logic. Your admin uses this as a rebuild spec for Power Automate flows.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

The Real Estate Platform (REP) logo

The Real Estate Platform (REP) gotchas

High

White-label customization creates non-portable schema

Medium

Marketing campaign drip state does not transfer

Medium

Mobile app offline data is not exportable

Low

Syndication channel configurations do not export

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales gotchas

High

Professional tier 15-table custom table limit blocks migrations

High

October 2024 pricing increase applies at renewal for all customers

Medium

Custom fields must be created in the UI before API writes

Medium

Power Platform request limits apply to bulk migrations

Medium

Activity records orphaned to inactive owners fail silently

Pair-specific challenges

  • No native listing entity in Dynamics 365 Sales requires custom-table creation before data lands

    The Real Estate Platform treats Listings as first-class objects with property addresses, MLS numbers, and listing-agent lookups. Dynamics 365 Sales has no built-in entity for real estate listings — you must create a RealEstateListing__c custom table before migration runs. We create this table with all listing fields, add a Status__c pick-list matching your REP listing statuses, and build the ListingAccount__c junction table to preserve the owner-agent relationship. If you are on Dynamics 365 Sales Professional, note that it caps custom tables at 5 — Enterprise is required for a full listing schema with junction objects.

  • REP agent-to-contact ownership mapping breaks if email match fails

    REP stores agent associations as primary_agent_id and secondary_agent_id on contacts. Dynamics 365 assigns record ownership via OwnerId pointing to a User. We resolve these by matching agent email addresses against Dynamics 365 User records. If an agent email in REP has no corresponding User account in Dynamics, that contact's owner stays unresolved and the record lands in an unassigned state. We flag every unmatched agent before migration and recommend inviting all active agents to Dynamics 365 before the run so ownership maps cleanly.

  • REP deal stages require value-by-value mapping to Dynamics Opportunity Stages

    REP deal stages (Inquiry, Offer Made, Under Contract, Closed) do not map to Dynamics 365 Opportunity Stages by name. Each REP stage must map to a specific StageName value in Dynamics, and Stage probability and forecast category must be reapplied manually or via business process flow. If REP has more deal stages than your Dynamics sales process currently has stages, you need to add Opportunity Stage values before migration — otherwise deal records with unmapped stages default to the first stage in the process, distorting pipeline reporting.

  • Activity-party model in Dynamics requires explicit regardingobjectid linkage

    REP activities (showings, offers, negotiations) store their context as a simple parent record reference. Dynamics 365 activities use the activity-party model where each activity record must specify a regardingobjectid linking it to an Account, Contact, or Opportunity. Migrating REP activities without populating regardingobjectid leaves them as orphaned records invisible in the related Opportunity or Contact timeline. We reconstruct the regarding link by matching the REP activity's parent record ID to the migrated Dynamics record ID, but circular or missing references require manual resolution.

  • Dynamics 365 Business Units must be pre-created for REP office-to-team mapping

    REP organizes agents by office and region. These map to Dynamics 365 Teams and Business Units. Dynamics requires Business Units to exist before Users can be assigned to them — and Teams require a Team Type and a parent Business Unit. If your REP deployment has 10 offices across 3 regions, we need at least 3 Business Units and 10 Teams pre-created in Dynamics before the migration batch runs, or the User-to-Team assignment step fails for all agents in unprovisioned offices.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful The Real Estate Platform (REP) to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales data migration

  1. Audit REP schema and enumerate custom fields

    We read your REP configuration via API — enumerating all standard and custom fields on Contact, Company, Listing, Deal, Activity, Agent, and Office objects. We identify custom fields that need new Dynamics 365 custom tables or columns, flag fields with pick-list value sets requiring value maps, and document the REP-to-Dynamics field name translation table. This audit produces the migration blueprint your Dynamics 365 admin uses to pre-create Business Units, Teams, the RealEstateListing__c custom table, and any Status__c pick-list values before data lands.

  2. Create Dynamics 365 custom schema

    Before moving data, we create the RealEstateListing__c custom table with all listing-specific fields (Property_Address__c, MLS_Number__c, Listing_Price__c, Status__c, etc.), the ListingAccount__c junction table with Role pick-list, and commission tracking fields on Opportunity. We also create Agent_Secondary__c lookup on Contact and License_Number__c on User. All custom tables follow the __c naming convention and inherit Dataverse field-type semantics (currency for amounts, datetime for timestamps, picklist for status values). We verify the schema is deployed to your Dynamics 365 environment before proceeding to data migration.

  3. Resolve owner and agent records by email

    REP agent and office records map to Dynamics 365 Users and Teams. We run an email-match pass against your existing Dynamics 365 User list: agents with matched emails get immediate ownership of their REP records; unmatched agents are flagged in a pre-flight report with instructions to invite them to Dynamics 365 before the migration run. Office records that cannot resolve to a Team trigger pre-creation of the Business Unit and Team. No Contact, Listing, or Deal record migrates without a resolved owner — this prevents orphaned records in the Dynamics timeline view.

  4. Run sample migration with field-level diff

    A representative slice of 200-500 records migrates first — spanning Contacts across lead and customer status, Accounts of varying size, 20-50 Listings with mixed status values, Deals at every REP stage, and 30-50 activity records. We generate a field-level diff between the REP source values and the Dynamics 365 destination fields so you can verify listing-status value mapping, opportunity stage routing, agent ownership resolution, and activity regardingobjectid linkage before the full run commits. You approve the diff sample or request adjustments before we proceed.

  5. Execute full migration with delta-pickup window

    The full migration runs in phased batches: Accounts and Teams first (dependency-free), then Contacts and Leads, then the RealEstateListing__c table, then Opportunities with their ListingAccount junctions, then activity records. A delta-pickup window of 24-48 hours after the main run captures any REP records modified during cutover — new contacts, updated listings, or deal stage changes. All operations log to an audit table, and one-click rollback reverts the Dynamics 365 environment to its pre-migration state if reconciliation fails.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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The Real Estate Platform (REP)

Source

Strengths

  • White-label deployment aligns the entire platform with brokerage branding and local market configurations.
  • Multi-currency and multi-lingual support handles global brokerage operations without separate instances.
  • Integrated lead, listing, and transaction management reduces data silos across brokerage operations.
  • Hierarchical structure maps naturally to real-world brokerage org charts of regions, offices, and agents.

Weaknesses

  • No public pricing transparency makes cost planning and vendor comparison difficult.
  • Limited external API documentation restricts third-party integrations and self-service migration tooling.
  • Each instance is uniquely configured, making schema discovery and migration mapping project-specific and time-intensive.
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Destination

Strengths

  • Native integration with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint for unified productivity workflow
  • Unlimited custom tables and complex workflows on Enterprise tier enable deep customization for complex sales processes
  • AI-driven predictive analytics and deal intelligence on Enterprise and Premium tiers help sales teams prioritize pipeline
  • Dataverse unified data layer provides a consistent API and data model across all Dynamics 365 and Power Platform apps
  • Strong security model with Field-Level Security and Record Ownership rules for governance-conscious enterprises

Weaknesses

  • Sales Professional tier caps custom tables at 15, creating a migration ceiling for highly customized SMB environments
  • October 2024 pricing increases of $15 per user across all tiers apply to existing customers upon renewal
  • Implementation typically requires costly certified partners, adding 30–50% to total project cost
  • Updates and platform releases can disrupt customizations and plugins, requiring regression testing after each wave
  • Non-Microsoft integrations require additional configuration or middleware, limiting flexibility for heterogeneous tech stacks

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard CRM migration. 3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across The Real Estate Platform (REP) and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales .

  • Object compatibility

    B

    3 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    The Real Estate Platform (REP): Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    The Real Estate Platform (REP) doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

Estimator

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Most REP to Dynamics 365 migrations complete within 48-72 hours of clock time for under 50,000 records. The custom-table creation step (RealEstateListing__c and ListingAccount__c) takes 2-4 hours pre-migration. Larger REP deployments with 500,000+ records or complex agent-office hierarchies extend to 7-12 days. The pre-flight owner-resolution step — inviting unmatched agents to Dynamics 365 — is the most common timeline variable; resolving it before migration starts prevents mid-run failures and keeps the cutover window short.

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