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What is MetroRent?

MetroRent is the Bay Area and Los Angeles' premier rental and roommate listing service. For over 20 years, we've saved hundreds of thousands of tenants and landlords time and money in their search for quality housing and tenants.

Looking for Housing?

MetroRent is the fastest and easiest way to find your new home.

  • Create a custom housing profile by indicating your rental and/or roommate housing preferences.
  • See detailed descriptions, photo tours, and maps of vacancies that match your search.
  • Learn about new matches instantly via instant e-mail updates, the web, and additional delivery options. Click here for more info.
  • Manage your search from your personal account at www.MetroRent.com, where you can change your search parameters, make notes about places you've seen, and more.
Search Tools for Tenants
  • Free Search Preview
  • Free Limited Membership
  • Listing Delivery Methods
  • Rating and Sorting My Listings
  • Reward Listings
  • Credit Reports
  • Rental Application Forms
  • City and Neighborhood Info
  • Tips and Advice
  • Pricing
  • I Want to Join!
  • FAQs


  • Rental Tools for Landlords and Households
  • List a Rental
  • List a Room - For Free!
  • Manage my Listings
  • New - Reward Listings
  • Premium Listings
  • Photo Tours
  • Market Surveys
  • Credit Reports (must be ordered by tenant)
  • Rental Application Forms
  • FAQs
  • Join MetroRent's paid search service ($35 - $50) - receive complete address and contact information for ALL matching listings

    Become a MetroRent Limited Member - receive complete address and contact information for Premium Listings and Reward Listings only

    Have a Vacancy to Fill?

    To help you reach more tenants, MetroRent offers a number of advertising options:


    Premium Listings & Reward Listings — Fill Your Vacancy Quickly
    • Average time on market is less than 3 weeks

    • Provide maximum ad exposure
      • reach 1000's of prospective tenants (5 times as many as basic listings)
      • distributed to ALL matching MetroRent tenants, even those who haven't paid to join MetroRent
      • additional placement on The Chronicle's SFGate.com and Craig's List

    • Contain vacancy details and photo tours
      • exterior photo matched to your listing if we have one on file, or add your own
      • interior photos provided by you (or by us, for an additional charge)

    • Include a real-time ad results report
      • track the number of tenants interested in your listing
    • Premium Listings are $34.95 for a 3-week ad
      • ad is two consecutive 3-week ads for a total of 6 weeks
      • market comp included to help price your vacancy
      • see competing vacancies in your neighborhood and get new ones by email
    • Reward Listings are free to list. MetroRent earns a commission of $300 only when we fill your vacancy.
    Basic Listings
    • Distributed only to MetroRent's paid subscribers (about 1 in 5 MetroRent tenants)
    • No newspaper website placement
    • Must be placed online

    Full-Service Leasing and Management

    If you've used MetroRent before, click here to log in.

    Click here to advertise a vacancy with MetroRent for the first time. After you've given us some contact information and some information about your vacancy, you will be able to choose whether you'd like to market your vacancy as a Premium Listing, a Reward Listing, or a basic listing.

    MetroRent Offers
    • Tons of listings - including details you won't see in a newspaper ad.
    • Photo tours - exterior and interior shots of vacant units. Decide whether a place is worth pursuing before you check it out!
    • A great way to save time and money - no finders' fees, no wasted calls or visits.
    • A competitive advantage - we've earned an excellent reputation with over 25,000 property owners, managers, and agents during the 20+ years we've been in business.
    Reward Listings

    How Reward Listings Work: Reward Listings are ads for which MetroRent receives a commission when a MetroRent tenant signs a lease and moves into a unit. MetroRent pays part of the commission it receives from landlords to the tenant who moves into the unit.

    What are the criteria to receive $100 for a Reward Listing?

    • Register with MetroRent;
    • View a Reward Listing on MetroRent (which MetroRent must be able to confirm);
    • View the Reward Listing on MetroRent before you contact the landlord for the first time;
    • Inform the landlord upon your initial contact with him/her that you found the listing on MetroRent;
    • View the Reward Listing on MetroRent before you sign the lease;
    • Sign a lease under your name;
    • Move in to the unit; and
    • Submit your Reward request no later than 30 days after moving in.

    Who is not eligible to receive $100 for a Reward Listing?

    • Current tenants in the building;
    • Current / former tenants of the landlord advertising the vacancy;
    • Current tenants of the property management company advertising the vacancy;
    • If anyone on your lease meets the criteria above, you are not eligible to receive the $100.

    What if the landlord says I called from another source?

    • It's in your best interest to make sure you tell the landlord right away that you found his/her place on MetroRent. If you found a place using a service or person other than MetroRent, you're not eligible for the $100 reward since MetroRent only earns a commission that we can share if you find the place through us.

    Listing Delivery Methods

    MetroRent offers you the most ways to have your listings delivered. There's no additional charge to take advantage of several of these methods:

    E-mail:
    Within minutes after we receive a new listing that matches your search, we e-mail you its detailed description and contact information. Many of our listings also include photos, which are contained within the body of the e-mail message.
    From the MetroRent website:
    www.MetroRent.com. Your personal home page allows you to manage your search quickly and easily. From the website you can:
    • View your listings
    • Rate and sort by importance
    • Make notes
    • Mark your favorites
    • Change your search parameters
    • Stop your service once you've found your new home.
    Instant messaging to your text-capable cell phone or pager:
    We alert you of new matches instantly by sending text messages with basic information about them to your cell phone or pager. Note that your cell phone provider may charge an additional fee for instant messaging.
    Rating and Sorting Your Listings

    MetroRent lets you sort your listings according to what's most important to you. After you've joined MetroRent, simply go to your personal home page by logging in with your e-mail address and password. Then rate your listings by assigning value to particular amenities (hardwood floors, a dishwasher, a view etc) in your dream home or to particular characteristics (gender, sexual orientation etc) in your dream housemates. This will sort your listings so the ones that best meet your needs show up first on your list, and you can schedule appointments accordingly.

    Pricing
    Search Area Rental Search Roommate Search   Package Deal
    San Francisco   $45 for 45 days    FREE   $45
    Peninsula   $45 for 45 days    FREE   $45
    South Bay   $45 for 45 days    FREE   $45
    East Bay   $30 for 45 days    FREE   $30
    North Bay   $45 for 45 days    FREE   $45
    Inland Valley   FREE    FREE   FREE

    Or become a MetroRent Limited Member for free, and receive complete address and contact information for Premium Listing and Reward Listings only.

    If your search includes multiple areas, you will be charged the highest fee out of the areas you select. Example: a rental search that includes the East Bay and San Francisco would cost $45.




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