Getting Started: Your Agent Dashboard and Sidebar
A tour of the agent shell — every item in your sidebar, what your dashboard shows, and the header controls that follow you across every page.
Your sidebar
Eight sections, always visible:
- Dashboard — your daily snapshot: quick links plus how many clients and leads you have
- Directory listing — your public-facing profile in the agent directory
- Clients — landlord relationships you have requested or been granted, and their access scope
- Screening — background checks you run on behalf of authorized clients
- Leads — referrals you are tracking and your commission ledger
- Messages — direct messages with landlords and other connections
- My Network — your accepted connections and pending requests
- Settings — identity verification, Platinum, co-branded invites, notifications, and commission payouts
Reading your dashboard
Your dashboard greets you by name and links out to five places: Directory listing, Grow your network, Clients (shows your current client relationship count), Leads (shows how many leads you have tracked), and Messages. There are no setup banners here — identity verification and Platinum prompts appear where they matter instead: on Screening and Settings.
The header
The header stays with you on every agent page:
- Notifications — the bell icon opens client-authorization, screening, message, and connection alerts
- Theme toggle — switch between light and dark mode
- Help & support — the question-mark icon opens a menu with the Help Center, Ask John (VerticalRent's AI assistant), What's New, and Contact Support
For anything Ask John and this Help Center can not resolve, use Contact support in that same menu to email support@verticalrent.com.
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