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A listing in RentSmart represents one rental property. The Create Listing form walks you through everything we need to syndicate, screen, and show that property — broken into six steps with a progress bar at the top.

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Before you start

You’ll need:
  • The property’s full address
  • Bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage
  • Monthly rent and security deposit
  • At least one photo
Everything else can be added or edited later.
Nothing is saved until you click Create Property on Step 6. If you close the tab or refresh mid-flow, your work is gone. Plan to finish the form in one sitting.

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Where to start

Click Create Listing from any of these places:
  • The Dashboard → Quick Actions
  • The Listings page (top-right button)

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The six steps

1

Basic Information

Pick a housing type (Single-Family, Multi-Family, or Condo/Townhome), enter the address, and add bedrooms / bathrooms / square footage.The street address field uses Google autocomplete — just start typing and pick the match.
2

Financial Details

Set monthly rent (minimum $100) and security deposit, then add any Fees Included in Monthly Rent or Additional Fees (parking, trash, pet rent, etc.). You can pull from fee templates you’ve already set up, or add one-offs here.This step also covers utilities included in the lease, acceptable lease terms, and whether you accept Section 8.
3

Amenities

Optional checkboxes for laundry, appliances, flooring, heating/cooling, parking, and outdoor features. Add custom amenities like “EV charging” or “Smart thermostat” in any category except laundry.Nothing here is required — skip what doesn’t apply.
4

Screening rules

Choose Use Global Settings or Custom Settings for two things, independently:
  • Auto Denial Rules — the income, credit, criminal, and eviction thresholds for auto-denial
  • Pet Policy — what pets are allowed, fees, and restrictions
You can mix them — e.g., use the global Auto Denial Rules but a custom Pet Policy. See Auto Denial Rules and Pet Policy for what each contains.
5

Other information

Special entry instructions, renovation notes, and optional Property Owner contact info. The first two feed the AI Listing Description Generator on activation, so put anything that should appear in your marketing copy here.
6

Photos

Drag and drop up to 50 photos (20 MB max per file). The first photo is the cover — it’s what shows on listing cards and your public pages.Drag any photo to position 1 to make it the new cover. Hover a photo to reveal its delete icon.

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After you click Create Property

You’ll land on the Individual Property page for your new listing. It starts as Inactive — leads can’t book showings yet, and the property hasn’t been syndicated. The next step is to activate it.

Activate your listing

Generate the description, pick your showing type, assign a lockbox, and publish.

Manage photos

Reorder, replace, or add to your photo gallery any time.