Please enlighten me.

New to this forum. How the hell do I access replies to my posted ad for an apartment rental offering? The apartment section shows 7 replies but the "messages" box at top reveals "no messages"...and there was only one reply in another section. I can only hope I will get to read a reply to this post if there is one. Please help, I am most PERPLEXED IN BROOKLYN. Thank you.

There might be replies to your "post"/ "ad" but the messages section at the top is for people who actually Private Message (PM) you. So you might have people replying, like I am to your post. But that doesn't mean they took the time to contact you personally by PM