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Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by lotsofpulp on Thursday July 08, 2021 @12:58PM (#27774737)
I am also under the impression that one of the purposes of brokers/agents is to serve as plausible deniability against accusations of discrimination.
Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by boringg on Thursday July 08, 2021 @01:53PM (#27775554)
It also solves the problem of having to source tenants and do all the legwork around that which is a pain in the ass part of owning property. Especially if you own many properties.

It's not unlike the role a recruiter plays for jobs.