Key things to know
- New organizations start with nine stages, from Not Contacted through Closed, plus Revisit and Lost.
- Some moves are automatic: first outreach advances a deal to Contacted, inactive deals move to Revisit, and stale Revisit deals move to Lost.
- Deals left in Lost are deleted automatically after 30 days; message history is preserved.
- Every card shows an Auto or Manual pill - click it to see exactly how the deal entered its current stage.
The default stages
Stage names, colors, order, and checklists are configurable per organization in Pipeline
Settings. Open it from the gear icon in the top-right of the Deal Pipeline toolbar (or
More options > Pipeline Settings) - this is different from the main Settings in the
left sidebar. Stages marked with a lock icon are Locked and can’t be renamed or recolored.
Related settings: Team members, roles, and deal tags live in
Advanced Settings > Organization. Pipeline
Settings itself opens from the Deal Pipeline toolbar gear, not the main Settings sidebar.
How deals move between stages
- Drag and drop a card to another column (board view).
- Use the Stage dropdown in a property’s header (any view).
- Use the Stage bulk action to move several deals at once - see Bulk Actions. Under Contract is excluded from bulk moves because each deal needs its own contract details.
- To Contacted without a prior message - you’re prompted to log the communication first, so the stage always reflects real outreach.
- To Under Contract - a contract details form opens first; the move completes when you click Save & move to Under Contract.
- To Closed - a “Deal closed” celebration plays.
Automatic advance to Contacted
When you send your first SMS, email, or call to the listing agent about a property, that deal moves from Not Contacted to Contacted automatically. The move is scoped to the property you actually communicated about - other deals listed by the same agent are not moved. If a conversation covers several properties, each property discussed in it advances.Configuring stages
1
Open Pipeline Settings
Click the gear icon in the top-right of the Deal Pipeline toolbar (or More options >
Pipeline Settings on smaller screens).
2
Edit a stage
Rename unlocked stages, pick a color, and drag stages to reorder them. Locked stages
(marked with a lock icon) keep their name and color because automations depend on them.
3
Add checklist items
Expand a stage and use Add a checklist item… to define the work that belongs to that
stage. Checklists appear on the matching stage tab inside every property.
4
Add a new stage
Click the Add Stage button below the list. New stages are unlocked, so you can rename,
recolor, and reorder them freely.
5
Save
Save your changes. The board updates for everyone in your organization.
Showing or hiding Lost
The Lost column is hidden by default to keep the board focused. Use the Lost toggle in the toolbar (or Show Lost in the overflow menu) to reveal it; a badge shows how many deals are hidden there.Automatic cleanup of Lost deals
Deals that sit in Lost longer than 30 days are removed automatically to keep the pipeline fast and tidy.- Each card in the Lost column shows a deletion countdown (for example “Deletes in 12d”); it turns red in the final week. The same countdown appears in the property view header. Move a deal out of Lost to keep it.
- The info icon next to the Lost column name explains these rules right on the board.
- Removed deals keep their message history. In Messages, the property appears as a disabled label that reads “(Deleted)” next to the address.
- If a removed property comes back (for example, you save it again from Deal Hub), it is restored and starts over at the first pipeline stage.
- There is no separate email or notification before deletion - the countdown on the card and in the property header is the warning.
Automatic move of inactive deals to Revisit
Deals in Not Contacted or Contacted that have gone quiet are moved to Revisit automatically, so the early columns only hold deals you’re actively working. A deal moves to Revisit when all of these are true:- The listing is no longer Active on the market (or it’s an off-market deal with no listing status).
- There has been no communication for your organization’s inactivity window (1, 7, 14, or 30 days; default 7) - no messages, calls, or logged activities, in or out.
- The deal is not enrolled in a sequence - enrolled deals are never auto-moved.
Automatic move from Revisit to Lost
Deals that sit in Revisit longer than your organization’s window (30, 45, 60, or 90 days; default 45) are moved to Lost automatically, where the Lost Auto-Delete countdown takes over. The timer starts when the deal lands in Revisit and resets on any communication or listing status change. Every card in Revisit shows its countdown (for example “Lost in 12d”), and deals enrolled in a sequence are never auto-moved. Admins can change both windows with the Auto-Move to Revisit and Revisit Auto-Move to Lost settings in Pipeline Settings. Changing either window asks for confirmation first and tells you how many deals the change affects.How did this deal get here? The Auto/Manual pill
Every card on the board (and the property view) shows a small Auto or Manual pill telling you how the deal entered its current stage. Click it for the full explanation:- Manual - someone on your team moved it (drag and drop or a stage change), or it was placed in the first stage when the property was saved.
- Auto - the system moved it: the automatic advance to Contacted after your first outreach, an automatic move to Revisit after inactivity or when the listing went off-market, or an automatic move to Lost after sitting in Revisit too long.
Rollout grace period and “Apply now”
When the automatic cleanup rules (Lost auto-delete and the Revisit moves) are first turned on for your organization, a grace period protects your existing deals: every timer starts counting from the moment the rules were enabled, so each deal gets at least one full window of visible countdown before anything moves or is deleted - nothing is swept right away. If your organization has no deals in the pipeline yet when the rules turn on, there is nothing to protect, so the rules are simply live from day one and the banner below never appears. Every deal you save afterwards still gets its full countdown window before any rule touches it. During the grace period, a banner at the top of the Deal Pipeline shows each rule with its own start date and how many deals it would affect today. Admins can skip the wait per rule with the Apply button on each card, or for everything at once with Apply all now:- A confirmation dialog first shows exactly what would happen - how many deals are already past the deletion window, how many inactive deals would move to Revisit, and how many Revisit deals would move to Lost.
- After confirming, the applied rule’s timers count from each deal’s real history (when it actually entered its stage or last had activity) instead of from the enablement date. Affected deals are processed within 24 hours, and the rule’s card shows Live.
- Closing the banner with the X hides it for your current session only; it returns until every rule is live. Collapsing it is remembered.
Common questions
Why can't I rename some stages?
Why can't I rename some stages?
Stages marked with a lock icon (such as Not Contacted, Contacted, Revisit, and Lost) are
locked because the automatic moves depend on them. You can still reorder checklist items
on them, and you can freely rename, recolor, and reorder all unlocked stages.
Why did my deal move to Revisit overnight?
Why did my deal move to Revisit overnight?
Its listing was no longer Active and it had no communication for your organization’s
inactivity window (default 7 days). Click the Auto pill on the card for the exact
rule and window that applied. Any message or call brings it right back into play - just
move it back manually.
Will deals I'm actively sequencing get auto-moved?
Will deals I'm actively sequencing get auto-moved?
No. Deals enrolled in a sequence are exempt from both automatic
moves (to Revisit and from Revisit to Lost) for as long as the enrollment is active.
A Lost deal was deleted - is its data gone?
A Lost deal was deleted - is its data gone?
The message history is preserved and the conversation shows the property as “(Deleted)”
in Messages. If you save the property again (for example from Deal
Hub), the deal is revived and starts over at the first stage.
Does moving a deal to Revisit archive its conversations?
Does moving a deal to Revisit archive its conversations?
No. Only Lost archives conversations. Revisit is a holding stage - everything stays
open, which makes it the right place to park deals you may come back to.
Who can change the cleanup windows?
Who can change the cleanup windows?
Organization admins and owners can change the Auto-Move to Revisit and Revisit
Auto-Move to Lost windows in Pipeline Settings, and every change shows a confirmation
dialog with its impact first. The Lost Auto-Delete period is fixed at 30 days and
cannot be changed.