As a tenant, working with realtor is Free of Cost. Yes, you heard it right!
The landlord pay the commission to their agent, and your agent get paid by their agent for the work involved. 1
The real Benefit is, your realestate agent will help you find a good property, draft up the lease, or review their lease to ensure you aren't screwed and scammed. 2
Also agent has access to MLS system which will give them access to thousands of properties listed by other agents. 3
A landlord that is willing to spend money to use an agent to lease their unit may show that landlord is willing to spend some money. Which also means that Landlords are looking for serious, credible tenants who will take care of their property. 4
So yeah, Why not take advantage of the service that is free and help you rent a better place and at better price!
