Faye Chou

Sick and Tired of Always Visiting Central Park? Best Hidden Parks in New York City

Living in an urban city comes with a lot of perks. People from all over the world dream to live in Manhattan, desperate to embrace themselves in the utter magic it could potentially offer. Although, with everything in this...

How to Make Your Apartment Look Like an Art Gallery

Turning your apartment into a fabulous art gallery is one of the best ways to style your home. You can fashion your space into a show-stopper with genuine, gallery-quality pieces or by creatively framing and positioning affordable reproductions, prints,...

All You Need To Know About A Certificate of Insurance in NYC

Moving out of one apartment into another one is unfortunately one of the many tasks that are high up on people’s stressor lists. To be in charge of so many moving parts, desperately trying to make the pieces fit...

Exclusive Queens Listings Under $2600 in January

For the uninitiated, Queens is an amazing borough with lots of great restaurants, parks, and people. Its location makes it an ideal place for those looking to save time on commuting while also offering a more tranquil version of...

January Gems Renting For $2200 and Under in Brooklyn

New York City can certainly be a pricey place to live. There's always a surge of demand from incoming renters, but a lack of supply. However, due to seasonality and also the new Omicron strain of COVID-19, we're now...

Upper Manhattan Deals under $4,150 in January

For many of us, it's hard to pass up an opportunity to live in Manhattan especially when you find an amazing deal. These are what we at RentHop like to refer to internally as gems. Thanks to years of...

Neighbor VS. Neighbor: Unwanted Conflict Between the Two

Having a neighbor is far from a foreign concept to us. Unless you have lived in an isolated residency for most of your life, we've all experienced a person existing near us one time or another. If you are...

It Is Smokey In Here and It Is Not Me!

Smelling smoke in your apartment (whether it be from marijuana, cigarettes, or other emissions) is never pleasant. Especially if it is not coming from you. You could have pets, asthma, or just some really sensitive nostrils. Whatever the case...

Achieving the Perfect Home Look For Cheap in NYC

Furnishing your living space can not only be time consuming, but also has the potential to be very expensive. Depending on the size of your space and the look you are going for, you could be getting yourself into...

My Apartment is Too Noisy – Help!

It is no secret that New York City is one of the noisiest places in the world. Between people honking their horns, blasting music on the sidewalks, and ambulances rushing by, it is rare to find a quiet space...

About Me

Faye is the Managing Director of the RentHop Operations team. In her 10 years at RentHop, Faye has written numerous articles on a variety of real estate topics. If you're interested in learning more about the current state of the rental housing market or want Faye's best tips for your apartment search then check out more of her articles.

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Manhattan Listings Under $2,600 in November 2024

Renters know that Manhattan is expensive. The median price for an apartment in the borough decreased to $4,500 this...