Where you set your rent
Find your next home — and name your rent.
Browse apartments for rent, or bid on units landlords put up for rent auction. Accept the lease terms, place your bid, and let the market set a fair rent.
Live rent auctions
Bid on these rentals before time runs out. Every auction lists the landlord's lease terms up front.
$1,700/mo
19h 48m left
High bid · 3 bids · asking $1,850
Sunny 2BR with balcony near Zilker
2 bd · 2 ba · 980 sq ft
Austin, TX 78704
$2,300/mo
23h 48m left
High bid · 1 bid · asking $2,600
Bungalow with backyard
3 bd · 2 ba · 1500 sq ft
Chicago, IL 60640
$2,150/mo
1d 19h left
High bid · 2 bids · asking $2,400
3BR townhouse with garage
3 bd · 2.5 ba · 1650 sq ft
Austin, TX 78759
$1,650/mo
2d 17h left
High bid · 1 bid · asking $1,900
Wicker Park 2BR walk-up
2 bd · 1 ba · 950 sq ft
Chicago, IL 60622
How Bid4Apt works
Landlords list
Post an apartment for rent in minutes — location, size, amenities, rent and availability.
Set lease terms
Pet and smoking policy, credit score, criminal-history policy, lease length and deposit — all spelled out.
Promote to auction
Choose a starting rent, hidden reserve, bid increment, schedule and an optional rent-it-now price.
Renters bid
Tenants accept the terms, bid the rent they want to pay and track every bid from their dashboard.
Newest rentals
$2,950/mo
Decatur craftsman house
4 bd · 3 ba · 2100 sq ft
Decatur, GA 30030
$1,500/mo
3d 17h left
Starting bid · no bids yet · asking $1,750
Midtown 2BR garden apartment
2 bd · 2 ba · 1100 sq ft
Atlanta, GA 30308
$2,750/mo
Ballard 2BR near the locks
2 bd · 2 ba · 1020 sq ft
Seattle, WA 98107
$1,800/mo
Opens soon
Starting bid · no bids yet · asking $1,980
Capitol Hill 1BR
1 bd · 1 ba · 610 sq ft
Seattle, WA 98102
For landlords & managers
Let renters compete for your unit
Keep a plain listing, or promote it to a rent auction when demand is high. You control the reserve, the schedule and the lease terms — and you only lease to someone who has already agreed to them.
For tenants
Set your rent, not just your search
Search like you always have, watch the places you love and bid on auction listings. You’ll see whether you’re winning or outbid at a glance, and you can message landlords directly.
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