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Seven Things To Think About In Your Summer Apartment Hunt

We hope you had a great July 4th weekend! Now it’s summertime, and we’re into the thick of the apartment-hunting season. Students are looking for new places, new graduates are moving to their new cities, and people everywhere are...

Seven Lease Provisions to Watch Out For

When you’re looking for a new apartment, it seems like finding a place where you’d love to live is the hardest part. (We can help!) But finding the new place is only half the battle. You still need to...

9 Things to Know About Working With Movers

(Note: this piece appeared in abridged form at boston.com on May 27) It’s summer, which means many people are moving. Doing it yourself is physically tough and can be expensive. Using movers often makes a lot of sense. But how...

Top 9 Questions to Ask When Viewing an Apartment

Our mission is to help you find the best apartment for you. Part of that is bringing you accurate, live listings from responsive brokers and property managers. (We work especially hard to prevent you from having to deal with...

Can You Negotiate Your Rent In Manhattan?

It can be really hard to find an apartment in Manhattan. Just finding an available apartment in the neighborhood you want and with the features you need is tough enough. (We're here to help!) Finding one of those that...

Should I Rent or Buy?

At RentHop, we pay a lot of attention to rents across the nation (and we're building some great new tools to help you analyze them). To help you understand better some of the personal finance issues related to paying...