Info - Tutorials for getting started with UNCO-Housing.com

Tutorials:

Creating an Account

Property owners and rental management companies must create a user account before they can start uploading and managing your properties on UNCO-Housing.com.

  1. Click on the "Login/Register" on the primary navigation.
  2. "Create new account" tab within the page
  3. Fill in the required form information and press submit.
    You will receive an email to notify you that your account has been created. Your account must be activated by the site administrator before you can login for the first time.
  4. Once your account has been activated by the site administrator you will receive an email with a link that will allow you to login for the first time, click this link or copy and paste it into your browsers address bar.
  5. Once you have successfully logged in you will be prompted to create a new password. Make sure to save your changes at the bottom of the form!

Creating a New Listing

Once you have an account, you can start adding your properties to the site. This screencast will show you how to add a new listings.

  1. Once you are logged in, click the "Create New Property" link in the right sidebar.
  2. The form has many sections that are hidden by default. Click on the section heading to reveal the form values within that section. You can click on the section heading again to hide it once it's complete.
  3. Make sure that the property listing address is accurate; it is used to pinpoint the listing's location on map search pages.
  4. The listing availability date must be accurate and updated as soon as it changes.
  5. The remaining fields should be self explanatory. If you can't find the response value you are looking any field, please contact us to request additional values.
  6. The image section allows you to attach up to 9 images to your property listing. Images should be no larger than 2MB. It is recommended that you resize your images to 1024x768pixels before you upload your images. You can use a free tool like Google Picasa or iPhoto if you are on a Mac.
    1. Click the "Browse" button, and locate the photo file on your hard drive. Click "ok."
    2. Click the Upload button to being uploading.
    3. Once the upload is complete a new field will appear that will allow you to add a "Title" (caption) to the image.
  7. The final field is the Property Description. Make sure to add additional information or special features of this property here.
  8. Click "Save" at the bottom of the form and review your listing for accuracy. You can edit your listing by clicking on the "Edit" tab at the top of your listing page.
  9. Once you have reviewed your listing, make sure to activate your listing. Click on the "My Properties" link in the right sidebar, locate the desired listing and click the "Activate Listing" link that corresponds with the new listing added.

Activating and Deactivating Property Listings

A unique feature of UNCO-Housing.com is the ability for Property Managers to Activate properties when they are available and Deactivate them once they have been rented. Once your property has been rented don't delete it, simply deactivate the listing until it becomes available again!

Editing your account and updating your company profile

This tutorial will show you how to edit your user account, add a profile image and change your company contact information.