## Help Content

**Title:** Understanding Property Statuses
**Format:** Help article
**Audience:** New users
**Slug:** property-statuses
**Purpose:** Learn what each property status means and when to use it.

**Content:**

Every property on ReiSearch has a status that controls who can see it and what actions are available. Moving a property through statuses as your deal progresses keeps your portfolio organized and controls visibility.

### Draft

A draft is a property only you can see. It is your private workspace for evaluating a deal before sharing it with anyone.

**When to use it:** Start every property as a draft. Fill in details, run preliminary comps, and decide whether to move forward. No one else sees it until you change the status.

**What you can do:** Edit details, add comps, upload photos, take notes. You cannot run auto-send or generate presentations for external sharing in this state.

### Shared

A shared property is visible to specific users you select. Use sharing to collaborate with team members, send deals to buyers, or get feedback from partners.

**When to use it:** You have evaluated the property and want to involve others. Share with individual connections, your team, or specific buyers from your Network.

**How to share:** Open the property and click the Share button. Select users or your team. Each shared user receives a notification and can view the property under their Shared tab.

**What changes:** The property now appears under both your Shared tab and the recipients' Shared tab. You can revoke access anytime. Only the users you selected see it.

### Published

A published property is listed on the Marketplace for all ReiSearch users to browse. It appears in map-based search results and property card grids. This is how you market a property to the full network.

**When to use it:** You are ready to market the property broadly. A published listing is discoverable through Marketplace filters for deal type, price, location, and property characteristics.

**What changes:** The property is visible in the Marketplace to all users. It may generate notifications for users whose buy boxes match the property. Published properties can also receive offers.

### Offers

An offer status means a deal is in progress. You can move a property to this status after receiving or making an offer.

**When to use it:** When negotiations have started. Moves the property out of broad marketing and into deal-specific workflow.

**What you can do:** Track offer details, manage counteroffers, communicate with the other party through property threads, and upload signed documents.

### Moving Between Statuses

Properties move forward through the lifecycle but do not have to follow every step:

- **Draft to Shared:** Click Share and select recipients.
- **Draft to Published:** Click Publish to Marketplace. Confirm the listing details and set the listing type.
- **Shared to Published:** The property moves from private sharing to open Marketplace listing.
- **Any status to Offers:** Move to Offers when a deal starts.
- **Any status back to Draft:** Unshare a shared property or unpublish from Marketplace to return it to private draft.

### Status in the Property List

The Properties page has tabs that group properties by status: Drafts, Shared, Published, Offers, and Address Requests. Use the "View All" tab to see every property you have access to regardless of status.

**Next steps:**
- How to Add a New Property
- Sharing a Property
- Publishing to Marketplace
- Using Folders to Organize Properties

**Status:** Draft v0.1