Presumably this might change depending on market condition. In my experience (in Brooklyn and Cambridge), when the market is soft, landlords are sometimes willi

Presumably this might change depending on market condition. In my experience (in Brooklyn and Cambridge), when the market is soft, landlords are sometimes willing to split a realtor's fee, but when the market is tight, those fees are all on the tenant. Similarly, landlords vary incentives such as free month's rent and other freebies depending on how tight the market is. So, when the service opens in places like Dallas, the terms are likely to be different. Around here, there's been so much construction at the high end of the market, there's not really a shortage of rentals if you afford the top rents. Landlords won't get bidding wars for that. It's the middle-income folks who are getting the shaft.