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Manage My Ads

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The Manage My Ads screen allows you to manage your property listings. As a property owner, you can:

Add a new property
Activate/Deactivate a property
Edit details of a property
Remove a property

Accessing the Manage My Ads screen

You can access the Manage My Ads screen as described follows:

1.On the home page, click Advertise a Rental Property tab.

2.The Advertise My Property screen displayed. On this screen you can:
Add a new property: If you want to add a new property in the list to advertise it on the site, click Continue. For more information, refer to the Add Listing section.
Manage property list: If you want to manage your existing property list, click Manage My Ads link located in the left navigation bar of the screen. Make sure that you are logged in to the website.

Advertise a Rental Property Screen

3.The Manage My Ads screen displays a list of your properties.

Manage My Ads Screen

The property fields are explained in the following table:

This Field...

Displays...

Ad #

The listing's property ID.  Once activated, users can search directly for this property by using the property ID #.

Address

The address where the property is located.

Type

The type of property (e.g., apartment).

Rent

The monthly rent for the property.

Status

The status of the property.

Status Message

Remarks

INACTIVE

Property has not been activated or the active listing has expired.

PAYMENT PENDING

Property has been activated but not paid for.

ACTIVATED

Property has been paid for and is active.

Days Remaining

The number of days that remain in the activation period of the property.

The information in the list can be sorted in ascending or descending order. Clicking the heading link of any field sorts the information in the ascending order of that field. Clicking again the same link sorts the information in the descending order.

Adding a new property

You can add a new property in the list by clicking the Step 2 - Add Listing icon. The Add Listing page is displayed. Follow the steps described in the Add Listing section.

Activating/Deactivating a property

To advertise a property on the Rental Home Professionals website, you need to activate it. Follow these steps to activate or deactivate a property.

1.Click the Ad# link for the property that you want to activate or deactivate.
2.The property listing will expand and additional property information is displayed:

Property Information

3.You can open the complete details of the property by clicking the Ad URL link.
4.You can activate or deactivate the property by clicking the appropriate button as described in the table below:

Click this button...

To...

Activate

Activate an inactive listing. This button is enabled only for inactive properties. When you click this button, the Deactivate button becomes enabled and the Status is changed to PAYMENT PENDING. To make the property Active, you need to pay the advertisement fee. Click Continue to navigate to Checkout screen where you can make the payment.

Deactivate

Deactivate an activated listing. This button is enabled only for activated properties. When you click this button, the Status is changed to INACTIVE and the Activate button becomes enabled.

Warning:  If your property is active, with days remaining, clicking "Deactivate" will end your paid listing.  To reactivate it, you will need to pay the advertisement fee again.

Edit details of a property

Follow these steps to edit the details of a property:

1.Click the Ad# link for the property which you want to edit.
2.The property listing will expand and additional property information is displayed.
3.Click Edit.
4.The Add Listing page is displayed. You can edit the details as desired and save it.

Remove a property

Follow these steps to remove a property from the listing advertisement:

1.Click the Ad# link for the property which you want to remove.
2.Click Remove.
3.The Delete Listing Advertisement dialogue box is displayed to confirm the deletion.
4.Click Yes to delete the property.

Or,

Click No to cancel the deletion.