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WordPress URL rewrite rule for a template?

I have built website for real estate with a fairly typical property search functionality that returns property listings on a property search page.

When a visitor clicks on a listing in the search results, I need to pass the property’s ID to a WP page "property-detail" (that calls a template called template-propertydetail.php) which then uses the ID to pull property data from a database.

So what I need is for a clicked link like:

https://example.com/property-detail/?mlsid=12345

to be rewritten to this when the page displays:

https://example.com/property-detail/12345

UPDATE
I have implemented the code suggested by Moishy below in functions.php and flushed rules and cache but the url does not rewrite.

function custom_rewrite_rule() {
    add_rewrite_rule(
        '^property-detail/([^/]+)/?$',
        'index.php?template_page=property_detail&mlsid=$matches[1]',
        'top', 'top'
    );
}
add_action('init', 'custom_rewrite_rule');

function add_query_vars_filter( $vars ){
    $vars[] = "template_page";
    $vars[] = "mlsid";
    return $vars;
}
add_filter( 'query_vars', 'add_query_vars_filter' );

function include_custom_template($template){
    if(get_query_var('template_page') && get_query_var('template_page') === 'property_detail'){
        $template = get_template_directory() ."/templates/template-propertydetail.php";
    }
    return $template;
}
add_filter('template_include', 'include_custom_template');
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  1. 0 
    function custom_rewrite_rule() {
    add_rewrite_rule(
        '^property-detail/([^/]*)/?', 
        'index.php?template_page=property_detail&mlsid=$matches[1]', 'top',
        'top'
    );
}

add_action('init', 'custom_rewrite_rule');

function add_query_vars_filter( $vars ){
    $vars[] = "template_page";
    $vars[] = "mlsid";
  return $vars;
}
add_filter( 'query_vars', 'add_query_vars_filter' );

    and then you can pull the id in the template page:

    get_query_var('mlsid')

    and to pull your custom template:

    function include_custom_template($template){


    if(get_query_var('template_page') && get_query_var('template_page') === 'property_detail'){
        $template = get_template_directory() ."YOUR_TEMPLATE_FILE";
    }
    
    return $template;
      
}

add_filter('template_include', 'include_custom_template');

    Make sure to flush your cache and rewrite rules after adding it by going to Settings > Permalinks and hit ‘Save Changes’

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  2. 0

    You could also use WP built-in post system. No need for custom rewrite rules or query variables.

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