Are these the same agency/run by the same people? They operate out of the same area and I can't help but think they may be advertising the same girls under different names/on different sites at times... am I crazy for thinking that?

They are competing agencies. You will see girls that have worked at both from time to time because they leave and go to the other agency. Ive been reading reviews of ladies at both, and the service at both seems to have become very YMMV.  

you can say with assurance that you haven’t seen the same girl yourself under two agencies/names. Another commenter pointed out it’s not uncommon for girls to jump from one agency to another, especially the Latinas. Given that you haven’t run into a dual listing girl, and others seeing them as competitors in our market, I think you can rest your worries on this topic.

I think their business models are different enough that not the same agency. Also, why advertise the same girl on both sites at different times? Just keep her on the same website. It seems EliteGirls jump to BLA, and not the other way around. Elite really needs to upgrade the inside of their condos. Sessions could be so much better.

Many will remember a few years back that a few ladies had issues with the then Not Angels, now Elite owner, police,,etc...and theyleft-were told,to leave (who knows) and immediately popped up rather quickly as BAL was created.  Since then there were a few that moved from Elite to BAL (never the other way) when they get fed up with Elite or their friends from BAL recruited them. I can tell you that "Vivian was one of the original BAL girls many names ago.  BAL have always had nicer apartments though.

I was trying to be nice ...but yeah, its always Elite girls jumping ship to BaL. But the ymmv factor is getting to be a bit much at either....by reading reviews. I used to use Elite almost exclusively....when they were " Not Angels" and even "Nicesense ".  
I wish they'd get some of the previous girls back.

Only seen Elite ladies before and after Touring Girls folded shop.  Some TG ladies were on Elite's site and I thought a few were on BAL too.  Haven't used them for a while since they seemed to be moving up their donation amount which didn't match the condo decor especially compared to kgirls

TG was awesome while it lasted....2.5 initially for latina model types, yes a few still cycle through but i dont expect the ones out of country to be able to travel here until COVID is contained.  

Um, do you go for the apartment decor or the provider and service? Lol. If I cared about decor I could sit in my apartment for free.

Lol! Im kinda with ya on the apartment thing, but the cold shower kinda sucks!

And the mold in the showers.

Hahah...probably safer to stay out of the bathroom alltogether, but there is always hope to run into the roommates, its happened to me and nice to get a preview and introduction before having to actually make an appt.  If cleanliness is a factor, dont wven want to think about the bed/sheets.

Sheets? Ive never gone past the bedspread. At least I've never felt a wet spot on my knee! Lol!!
As far as the showers....ive always gone freshly showered, but since COVID,  they seem to force the issue, no matter how clean you are.
I kid, but the time I went to meet Paulina....there wasn't a drop of hot water left! An ice cold shower was definitely not conducive to the plans I had.

I have been a long-time customer of Elite but lately as their prices went up, the services seem to have gone down. it used to be unrestricted GFE including CIM by almost everyone.  Now, some dont DFK, some dont BBBJ, etc.  it seems like a crap shoot. Let me put it this way -- I used to feel confident TOFTT with Elite (or NiceSense, etc) but now I don't anymore -- too much variation, I wanna see the reviews.  (Same thing happened, btw, at Jennifers Models.  Service is too inconsistent now. I gotta see the reviews first.)  

Agreed. Before I had no issues TOFFT depending on the agency. Even when I was bait and switched, the provider wasn't bad, just not what I ordered. Still provided great service. Nowadays its a total crap shoot, doesn't matter the agency. I don't mind if a girl is truly COVID concerned, but too many are using it as an excuse to give lower service. What sucks is guys aren't writing reviews to protect their secret fishing hole. I used to hate that, but now I'm totally getting why guys do it. There are so few stellar providers, that if you give it away you can't book same day most of the time and limited schedule even with advance notice. Josephine is a good example, try booking same day, good luck with that.

It happened to me once with Rachel and it was an operator's error. lol

Believe me....I tried. I let the water r run out of the spout for a good two minutes. Unless the handle was stripped and not turning it to the hot water side.. but it never got even luke warm.