{"id":9937,"date":"2017-03-31T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/?p=9937"},"modified":"2017-03-31T11:07:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T18:07:07","slug":"ask-technical-terry-watch-list-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/2017\/03\/31\/ask-technical-terry-watch-list-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Technical Terry: Watch List Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9937?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9937?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8566\" src=\"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AskTechnicalTerry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AskTechnicalTerry.jpg 353w, https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AskTechnicalTerry-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/tag\/ask-technical-terry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ask Technical Terry<\/a> is a series RMLS\u2122 aims to offer once a month. RMLS\u2122 subscribers will drive the content\u2014submit any question about RMLS\u2122 to Technical Terry in the comments or by emailing communications@rmls.com. Don&#8217;t be shy\u2014we won&#8217;t identify you by name.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good Afternoon, Technical Terry!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I don&#8217;t check my email often and my RMLS<em>web<\/em> Watch List notification emails get buried. Last week I missed a property that went back on the market until it already had another accepted offer! That&#8217;s clearly not how you intended the service to work. What would you suggest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wheeler Dealer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good Morning, Wheeler Dealer! What I would suggest is changing your Watch List to send notifications to you by text message.<\/p>\n<p>Next time you&#8217;re on RMLS<em>web<\/em>, select &#8220;Watch List&#8221; under the Prospecting menu on the navigation bar. This is your dashboard for Watch List. Under Options, you can select to receive notifications by text or email.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9715 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WatchListView-1024x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WatchListView-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WatchListView-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WatchListView-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/WatchListView.jpg 1653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But wait\u2014is that check box for the texting option greyed out? That&#8217;s because you need a number to use for texting! Hover over your name in the navigation bar to access User Preferences, then enter a number into the &#8220;Text Phone Number&#8221; field and save. Once the number has been saved, head back to Watch List and both text and email options should be available.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the RMLS\u2122 Help Desk has staff that are happy to help if you need a little more assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear TT,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I absolutely LOVE the new Watch List feature on RMLS<em>web<\/em>! I have a problem though: I got my first text and thought I was being spammed, so I typed STOP to end them. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneysavingexpert.com\/phones\/stop-spam-texts\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve used this trick before to end unwanted text messages<\/a>.) Now I&#8217;m afraid I&#8217;ve removed my ability to receive text messages about my Watch List items forever. Can you help me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Textually Challenged<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear TC,<\/p>\n<p>It heartens me to hear of your interest in the Watch List feature on RMLS<em>web<\/em>! It really does a great job of allowing you to passively watch either MLS numbers or Tax ID numbers based on numerous triggers. To date there have been over 14,000 Watch List items saved in RMLS<em>web<\/em> by over 2,500 RMLS\u2122 subscribers. In march alone, there were 15,700 Watch List texts sent!<\/p>\n<p>While you are one of the first to report mistakenly opting out of the Watch List texts, I&#8217;m sure you won&#8217;t be the last. Readers that have either not set up any properties to watch or have not yet seen a text for a watched property, they look like this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9938 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListTextRMLSweb-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListTextRMLSweb-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListTextRMLSweb.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you reply to the text message with the word <strong>STOP<\/strong>, this screen will appear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9939\" src=\"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListUnsubscribeRMLSweb-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListUnsubscribeRMLSweb-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListUnsubscribeRMLSweb.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eagle-eyed readers probably notice that one can reinstate your phone number by texting <strong>START<\/strong> again.<\/p>\n<p>If you mistakenly type <strong>STOP<\/strong> and want to reinstate your phone number to receive texts about your RMLS<em>web<\/em> Watch List items, simply type and send the word <strong>START<\/strong> and you&#8217;ll receive the confirmation below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9940\" src=\"http:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListResubscribedRMLS-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListResubscribedRMLS-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/rmlscentral.com\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/WatchListResubscribedRMLS.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pretty easy, isn&#8217;t it? Whether or not you&#8217;re textually challenged, it&#8217;s a breeze to restore your Watch List text messages! 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