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Four Questions to Ask When Picking a Neighborhood

What neighborhood do you want to live in? It’s one of the first questions you’ll ask when you’re looking for an apartment, and certainly one of the first that a real estate agent will ask. New York City has...

Four Amenities You Should Pay For (and Three You Shouldn’t)

In New York City (and nationwide!), apartments and apartment buildings come with an amazing array of amenities. From gyms and pools to private balconies, buildings have come a long way. Improvements in plumbing and electrical wiring allow landlords to...

Four Reasons Why Pre-War Apartments Are the Best!

One way to classify New York apartments is by when they were built. There are three broad categories: pre-war, which means anything built before the Second World War; post-war, which means post-WWII but before the 1990s or so; and...

Be Careful About Renting Above Restaurants!

There are lots of things to keep in mind when you're considering where to live. One popular question is "who are the neighbors?" This is especially important when the building has commercial tenants as well as residential tenants. And...

Apartment searching…it’s for the dogs!

The New York City apartment hunt is complicated, but it's even tougher with a four-legged friend at your side. RentHop spoke to some experienced New York pet owners to find out how they landed pads suitable for both themselves...

10 Things Not to Forget When You’re Looking at Apartments

We gave Boston.com some advice on the apartment-hunting process. We provided a list of 10 things not to forget during your apartment search. Check out the following quote from the article: Boston.com 10 Things Not to Forget Quote Boston.com used the...