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AI Search to Templates: Your Repeatable Foundation

Use RealScout AI Search to build MLS-compliant buyer searches, refine results with Insights, and save reusable Templates. Covers prompt writing tips, template naming best practices, Search Links, and alert scheduling reminders.

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Getting Started:

Do this before, during, or after watching.

Think of a recent buyer conversation.

→ What area did they mention?

→ What price range came up?

→ What property type — townhome, condo, single-family?

→ Any must-haves or cannot-haves — beds, baths, parking, yard?

Make sure your default location is set if you are not specifying a location in you prompt.

Before you run your first search, confirm your location is set to the market where you work:

Copy this to: your notes, an email draft, or paste this in your AI Search here, then use your arrows ↑ ↓ ← → to navigate and fill out this starter prompt template:

Must have: 
Must not have:
Price minimum:
Price maximum:
Other Feature must-haves:
Results should not have:
Statuses are:
Property type:

CAUTION:

  • Don't immediatel press enter or return, since this will send the prompt right away and use a prompt.

  • AI Search cannot read a listing to build a search or prompt from it's listing details or photos


The password is:


Example prompts to add locations to with sample pricing, to use in AI Search:

"Active townhomes in _____ and _____ but NOT in ____ priced between $350K and $550K, 2+ beds, garage or parking"

"Single-family homes in _____, under $900K, 3 bedrooms minimum, yard required"

"Condos and Townhomes near ____ under $500K, no HOA or Association fees over $400/month"

Note: using the prompt as-is will search in your default location.


When setting up live or watching a replay → follow along here:

Use these links to follow along in real time as we walk through each step together.

Step

What We’re Doing

Find Here

1

Confirm your default search location

2

Open AI Search

3

Enter your buyer scenario prompt and review filters

4

Click Insights to see which filters are limiting results

5

Save the search as a Template

6

(Optional) Create a Search Link from your new Template


Using Insights to Refine Your Search

If AI Search returns very few results, or more than you expected, click Insights.

Insights shows you exactly which filters are limiting your results — price, square footage minimums, property subtype restrictions, location radius, and more.

When to use Insights:

→ Results are under 10–15 listings — something is too restrictive → Results are over 100 listings — consider tightening the criteria → You want to see why a certain listing isn’t showing up

Adjust filters directly from Insights mode. You don’t need to re-run the prompt.


Saving and Naming your Template

Name it like a person would describe, and not like a file folder or using acronyms.


When saving, use the AI Search description as your starting point:

When you save, RealScout AI Search generates a plain-language description of your search (e.g., "Downtown Condo Search in Austin between $350K and $550K with On-Site Pools").

You can:

  • Copy that description directly as your template name

  • Write your own natural version of it

  • Shorten it while keeping it human-readable


Why this matters:

  • Your Template name carries over to Search Links and alert emails your clients will see & it may be the default subject or headline they encounter.

  • A clear, natural name means less editing later when you create Search Links or send alerts

  • Doing this intentionally now saves you from renaming templates one by one later

What makes an ideal name vs. a less-ideal one:

✅ Ideal

❌ Less Ideal

Townhomes in Austin Under $500K

Austin — TH — $500K & under

Single-Family Homes Near Good Schools in Denver

SFH-DENVER-SCHOOLS-600k-800k

Condos With No HOA in Seattle

seattle condos no fees

  • An ideal name is scannable for you and readable for your leads.

  • A less ideal name (like location — SFR — $600K–$800K) may mean nothing to a buyer opening an alert email and may increases the risk of your message being flagged as spam.

    • Your template name doesn't need to do that organizational work, and you'd use tags for that instead:

    • Tags are the way to organize and filter your template library using your own preferences.

    • Use tags for market area and lead stage, or any naming system that makes sense to you.


Examples of template names:

  • Two-Bed Condos in Capitol Hill Under $450K

  • Family Homes in Naperville With a Yard, $400K–$600K

  • Townhomes Near Downtown Austin With Parking

  • Starter Homes in Tempe with a Garage

  • Single-Story West Valley Search, with Renovation Potential

  • Augusta's Move-In Ready Townhomes: $350–$550K

  • By the Bay Family Homes: $600–$800K, 3+ Beds, with a Yard

  • Central Phoenix Condos: Low HOA, Near Light Rail

Decide the alert schedule when saving:

  • Daily — active buyers in a fast-moving market

  • ASAP — urgent buyers who want every new listing immediately

  • Weekly — passive leads, past clients staying informed

  • Monthly — long-term nurture contacts

You can change the schedule later from the contact’s profile.

This keeps your library easy to scan and your client-facing communications clear — no extra renaming needed down the road.


Related Links:

How to edit a Listing Alert Template (Coming Soon)

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