As with all technology, the best laid plans sometimes fail. And, with great humility, I admit that the "text response" system for the lockboxes failed. Not only was it overly complicated to have to remember your eKey when you come into the office, the company that we used for texting changed a policy which prevented users of T-Mobile and Verizon from getting the responses.
The original goal was to create a process that allowed agents to get and return lockboxes when people were not in the office and without having to remember to coordinate with someone in the office for after-hours pickup. We also wanted the system to be user friendly. We took the original system failure to heart and believe we have met the goals for a lockbox system that works.
The closet where we keep the lockboxes now remains unlocked. We try to keep eight (8) lockboxes available in there and ready to be checked out most of the time. Lockboxes will now have a QR code attached to them (a waterproof label on the front of the box). The process for "signing out" and "returning" a box can be found on the Lockbox page on the HUB (https://www.theamericanrealtyhub.com/lockboxes). To get to the Lockbox page on the HUB you will have to be logged in. Access to Lockbox information is secure so as to prevent Lockbox theft.
Here are the shortened instructions for the new process. For more detailed instructions and an instructional video, go to the Lockbox page in the HUB (link above).
As always, if you have any trouble, please contact Adam at tech@theamericanrealty.com