• relativestranger@feddit.nl
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    24 days ago

    there’s probably a commission system built-in to pay the value of a month’s rent or something to the ‘agent’ when you sign a lease. which means, of course, they’re financially motivated to steer you to better paying properties (for them), not better units or locations for you.

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      24 days ago

      One month rent was the going rate for a real estate agent to fill a rental for you in my area 6 months ago. Paid by the landlord/property owner

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        24 days ago

        That’s only a $0.50 per visit charge for their more expensive option. There aren’t enough hours in the day for tours to make a reasonable amount of cash out of that that’s my problem.

        If you chose the unlimited they could be getting pennies a visit out of it. It’s not enough to pay anybody anything even these system that they’re running. It purely has to be for information gathering to whoever’s paying the bill.