Realcomp's Product of the Month: RateMyAgent

How Do Your Clients Rate You? If they don’t, give them the RateMyAgent Solution … the REALTOR review platform that allows you to generate, share, promote, and syndicate client reviews on sold properties – which is included at no additional cost in your Realcomp MLS Subscription.

Benefit from RateMyAgent in the following ways:

Capture positive ratings from past clients and promote them to future clients through your website and social media (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn) accounts.
Invite sellers and/or buyers to rate you and post a review through the RateMyAgent user-friendly interface.
Your branding automatically appears on the rating and review, along with the sold date, sold price (if disclosing), and sold address of the property.
Consumers, when posting a review, can choose to syndicate the review to Google.
Copy reviews from other online rating sites (i.e. Yelp, Google, etc.) and paste them into your RateMyAgent account.
Use the Setup Widget to automatically post reviews to your website.
Improved Google rankings and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) based on the ratings and reviews you generate.
Turn ratings and reviews into Google ads (an optional, chargeable service).
- Decide how much to spend and the duration of an ad based on your chosen market (up to 10 zip codes).

Review our RateMyAgent User Guide for tips on how to get started with capturing positive customers reviews and using them to your advantage! Checkout these brief RateMyAgent tutorial videos to learn more.

Last Modified: Thursday, October 16, 2020

October 2020

Accepting Backup Offers (ABO): The ABO status is utilized when and if your client would like to collect backup offers.

Not adhering to the conditions for using ABO may result in a fine. Realcomp Board of Governors approved a policy change and fine of $50 for any ABO listing that is not available for showings.

Access By Appointment (ABA) Functionality Coming October 6th – See Our New Tip Sheet and Slide Deck on How to Use

We’re pleased to announce that the long-awaited Access By Appointment (ABA) functionality that SentriLock and ShowingTime have diligently collaborated on in recent months is now available for Realcomp MLS Subscribers (as of Tuesday, October 6, 2020). This is an additional layer of security that has been requested by Realcomp Subscribers ever since Realcomp’s initial launch of the SentriLock electronic lockboxes in the SE Michigan market.

Are You Receiving an Error When You Attempt to Access RCO3® from an Old Bookmark?

If you are seeing the following error message under this scenario … Error code: SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE please delete this older bookmark (for which the certificate is expired), clear your cache and cookies...

Client Opt In for RCO3® emails

If your client clicks the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of an email sent from RCO3, it will disable their auto email search. There are two steps to re-enable their auto email:

Craigslist Rental Scams – Actions REALTORS® Can Take Against Them

Did you know Craigslist rental scams are a common occurrence, not only here in Michigan but across the nation? Although there is no magic bullet for resolving this issue, we do have some recommendations for any REALTOR who would like to see these kinds of scams fail.

Opening a SentriLock Lockbox Should Be Easy Like Sunday Morning -- and Now It Is!

RCO3 was recently enhanced to include a link to our online instructions document (PDF) on all listings that have a SentriLock Electronic Lockbox assigned to them through the RCO3 listing edit/input module.