How to configure REST to send your rental listings to HousetoRent
Please see the REST Web Advertising Manual for complete instructions on using web advertising in REST.
To setup HousestoRent as an Advertising service in REST:
- Contact TINZ by Email or Ph 0800836268, before carrying out your first upload of listings. Ask to be assigned a username and password for the HousesToRent FTP upload site.
- In HousesToRent website add agents that are in your REST software as follows...
- Login to HousesToRent website www.housestorent.co.nz
- Go to "Listing Agents" under the “Landlord” menu
- Click on “Add Listing agent”.
- Complete the form. Use the "Agent ID" which is assigned in your REST software as 'ImportID". Make sure there is a unique id for each listing agent in the 'Agents' screen in REST. You can use your REST login names to keep things simple.
- In REST Select Other > Utilities > Company Details.
- Go to the Advertising Tab.
- Click Configure / View.
- On the Advertising Service Configuration screen, click Add.
- Select an available User Defined option.
- Enter the Service Name housestorent
- Enter the Login Name (Provided by HousestoRent)
- Enter the Password (Provided by HousestoRent)
- Enter the FTP Address housestorent.co.nz.
- Select the Export Format realestate.co.nz.
13. Click OK, Close and then OK – F12, to save the HousestoRent as a new Advertising Service.