Traditional broker fee
~$2,800–$3,300
One full month’s rent. In Waltham, where the median rent runs roughly $2,760 to $3,195, that is what a full-month listing fee costs — and it scales up with every dollar of rent.
Luna Realty · Waltham Landlords
List your Waltham rental for a flat $499
One flat, one-time $499 to list your Waltham apartment, condo, or multi-family — not a full month’s broker fee. Full service: we price it, syndicate it to Zillow, Apartments.com, and beyond, run the showings, screen applicants, and prepare the lease. No upfront fee — you pay when it rents.
Flat $499 · No upfront fee · Pay when rented
Home base right here on Main Street in Waltham — the Watch City. Start at the Owner Portal, sign a simple exclusive listing agreement, and we handle the rest.
The math is not close
A traditional listing fee is one full month’s rent. Ours is a flat $499, whatever your rent is. Here is the difference on a typical Waltham unit.
Luna Realty flat fee
$499
One flat, one-time fee — the same $499 whether your unit rents for $2,500 or $3,500. Full service, paid only when the lease is signed. On a $3,000 apartment, that is roughly $2,500 you keep.
Flat fee, full service
“Flat fee” does not mean “list it and leave you.” The $499 covers the entire leasing cycle, end to end.
Syndicated where renters search
Your Waltham unit goes live across our licensed brokerage listing feed and the major rental portals — Zillow, Apartments.com, and beyond — plus rentluna.com. Renters coming off the Fitchburg commuter line, Brandeis and Bentley affiliates, and the Route 128 biotech workforce all search these sites first, so your listing lands in front of the exact demand pool that fills Waltham vacancies.
Showings, handled
We field inquiries, pre-qualify interested renters, and run the showings — evenings and weekends included — so you are not juggling a dozen texts or driving across town for a no-show. You get a shortlist of real, ready applicants instead of a full inbox.
Applicant screening
Every applicant is vetted: credit, income and employment verification, prior-landlord references, and background where permitted. You approve the final tenant — we surface qualified people, not the first warm body, because the tenant you place is what protects the unit.
A compliant Massachusetts lease
We prepare a Massachusetts-compliant lease and handle e-signature, coordinate first, last, and security deposit per state rules, and set up the move-in. The paperwork that trips up first-time landlords is ours to get right.
Priced to the Waltham market
We set rent using live comps for your exact pocket of Waltham — a two-family off Moody Street reads very differently from a renovated condo near the commuter rail. Price it right from day one and it leases fast; every week vacant is rent you never get back.
One flat fee, paid when it rents
A single, one-time $499 exclusive listing fee — the whole service, start to finish. There is no upfront charge and no monthly retainer: you pay only when your unit is actually rented and the lease is signed.
Why Waltham rents
A rental market built for owners
Waltham is one of the strongest rental towns in MetroWest, and it is not an accident. Roughly half of the city’s housing is renter-occupied, and demand is fed from several directions at once: Brandeis University and Bentley University bring a steady stream of graduate students, faculty, and staff, while the Route 128 / I-95 biotech and tech corridor — one of the densest life-sciences clusters in the country — keeps a pipeline of well-qualified professional renters looking for a short commute.
That demand shows up in the numbers. Median rents in Waltham run roughly $2,760 to $3,195, and well-priced units near Moody Street, the commuter rail, and the corporate campuses lease quickly when they are marketed properly. The mistake owners make is not the price of their unit — it is paying a full month’s rent to a broker to reach renters who are already searching the same handful of portals. A flat $499 puts your listing in exactly those places without handing over a month of income to do it.
We are based on Main Street in Waltham, so this is our home market, not a territory we visit. We know which pockets command a premium, how the two- and three-family stock actually leases, and what today’s Waltham renters expect — and we put that to work on your unit for one flat fee.
From listed to leased, in four steps
Start at the Owner Portal
Head to the owners page, tell us about your Waltham unit, and sign a simple exclusive listing agreement. It takes minutes, and there is nothing to pay to get started.
We price, photograph & list
We set the right rent from live Waltham comps, get your listing built, and push it live across the portals and rentluna.com — maximum exposure from the first day it hits the market.
We show & screen
We run the showings, pre-qualify inquiries, and screen applicants thoroughly, then bring you the qualified finalists to choose from. You approve the tenant.
Lease, sign & pay $499
We prepare the compliant lease, coordinate signatures and deposits, and set up the move-in. Your one-time $499 is due only now — when the unit is rented, not before.
Flat-fee listing questions, answered
How much does it cost to list my rental with Luna Realty?
A flat, one-time $499 exclusive listing fee — full service, from syndication and showings through screening and a compliant lease. There is no upfront charge and no monthly fee: you pay the $499 only when your unit is actually rented and the lease is signed.
How is $499 different from a traditional broker fee?
The traditional listing fee in Waltham is one full month’s rent — commonly around $2,800 to $3,300 for a typical unit. Our fee is a flat $499 regardless of what your rent is, so on a $3,000 apartment you keep roughly $2,500 that would otherwise have gone to a broker.
Do I pay anything upfront?
No. There is no upfront fee to list and no retainer. You sign the exclusive listing agreement at no cost, we do the full leasing work, and the $499 is only owed once the unit is rented. If it does not rent, you do not pay the listing fee.
What kinds of Waltham properties do you list?
Single condos, single-family homes, and the two- and three-family houses that make up so much of Waltham’s rental stock — near Moody Street, along the commuter rail, and out toward the 128 corridor. Whether you own one door or several, the flat $499 applies per unit listed.
Where will my listing actually appear?
Across our licensed brokerage listing feed and the major rental portals renters use — Zillow, Apartments.com, and others — plus rentluna.com. More qualified eyes mean more applications, which means you can be selective about who you place.
Can I still pass a fee to the tenant?
Under the Massachusetts law effective August 1, 2025, the party who hires the broker pays the fee. When you hire Luna Realty as your listing broker, that fee cannot be charged to the tenant. The flat $499 keeps your side simple and predictable — far less than a month’s rent — while staying on the right side of the law.
Ready to list your Waltham rental?
Full service, one flat $499, paid only when it rents. Start at the Owner Portal and keep the month’s rent you would have handed to a broker.
481 Main St, Waltham, MA 02451 · Broker/Owner Joshua Stone