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Landlord pricing

One fee, only when a unit fills.

No listing fee and no cut of your rent. You pay 5% of the lease when a unit fills — on a 12-month lease, usually less than a traditional one-month broker fee.

What it costs

Pricing built around results.

When a unit fills
5%
of the lease total
Charged once, at lease signing
A one-time commission of 5% of the lease's total rent, due when the lease is executed. On a 12-month lease that usually works out to less than a traditional one-month broker fee.
At signing
To list
$0
No listing fee for landlords
Listing your units with Student Spots costs nothing up front. You only pay when a unit actually fills.
Ongoing rent
$0
We take no cut
Once a lease is in place, monthly rent flows directly between you and your tenant. Student Spots never takes a piece of ongoing rent.
No security deposits held. Student Spots never collects or holds your security deposit — that stays directly between you and your tenant, per your lease and Massachusetts deposit rules.
Pricing questions

The money questions, answered.

A traditional broker typically charges a full month's rent to fill a unit. With Student Spots a landlord pays 5% of the lease's total rent, due when the lease is signed. On a 12-month lease that usually works out to less than a full month.
Correct — landlords pay no listing fee. You only pay the 5% commission when a unit fills and the lease is signed.
No. After a lease is in place, monthly rent flows directly between you and your tenant. Student Spots takes no cut of ongoing rent.
Under a recent Massachusetts change, the party who engages a broker is generally responsible for the broker's fee, which increasingly puts that cost on landlords. This is general information, not legal advice — confirm the specifics with your own counsel.
No. Student Spots doesn't collect, hold, or transfer security deposits. Any deposit arrangement stays directly between you and your tenant, exactly as your lease describes.

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