Know what to offer before you pay asking rent.

Lowball sits on every Zillow rental you open and shows our estimate of fair rent, a suggested opening offer, and a likely landing range. Then it drafts the offer for you.

No account. No ads. Data sharing is optional and anonymous. Works on zillow.com listings and search results.

The Lowball panel on a Zillow listing: open at $2,450 on a $2,900 ask, expect to land near $2,625, with the evidence listed
1 in 3San Diego listings cut price before leaving Zillow
4%median San Diego cut, larger the longer a listing sits
45%of San Diego listings older than 30 days have already cut
$0to install and use

From our September 2026 snapshot of San Diego County rentals on Zillow. Past cuts do not predict any one listing.

How it works

Every number comes with its evidence: nearby comps, days on market, price cuts, posted specials, and Zillow's published rent estimate shown for comparison. You see the reasoning, not just a figure.

1

Browse Zillow like normal

Search results get a chip on each card: over by 12%, at market, or under market, with an opening number. Triage the whole page at a glance.

2

Open a listing

The panel shows estimated fair rent, a suggested opening offer, a likely landing range, and why. Big buildings get per-unit numbers and the posted specials called out.

3

Copy the offer

One click drafts a polite, evidence-backed note to the landlord with your number and your fallback. Paste it, send it, and negotiate from evidence.

Cut $150 · Over by 45% · open $2,325Over by 8% · open $2,650At market · open $2,275Under market · open $1,925

Install

Lowball is a Chrome extension. It runs only on zillow.com and talks to one server, ours, to score listings.

Add to Chrome

Chrome Web Store listing pending review. Until then, ask us for the direct install link.

What we collect: listings, not people

To score a listing, the extension sends that listing's facts to our server: price, beds, baths, size, location, days listed, price history. Nothing about you. If you opt in, the listings you view also help improve estimates for everyone. No names, emails, or searches, ever. Turn it off any time from the panel.

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