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Tips to Know Before Meeting Your Broker in 2014: Work with the Right Expert

When searching for a New York City apartment, it's important to enlist the help of a real estate agent or broker. This industry expert knows the ins and outs of the rental scene and can access off-market listings that...

Tips to Know Before Meeting Your Broker in 2014: Understand the Process Going In

It's time to rent an apartment in New York City! Before you begin searching for apartments and inquiring about their status with brokers, it's important to prepare yourself. Before meeting a real estate broker, one of the best things...

Tips to Know Before Meeting Your Broker in 2014

New York City has the most challenging apartment rental market in the country. Prices are sky high. Great apartments get snapped up in hours. There are dozens of neighborhoods to choose from (exciting!), but each one is like its...

5 Best Doughnuts in NYC

In New York City, doughnuts have come a long way. Don’t get me wrong; there are still plenty of people standing in line every morning to grab a cup of coffee and a cruller at one of the city's...

What’s Up? DUMBO

What's Up? Dumbo! This new neighborhood guide highlights one of Brooklyn's popular neighborhoods for residents and tourists. Key Information About Dumbo Continue reading to learn some basic facts about this New York City neighborhood. Population 42,517 people; population density 47,101 people per square...

What’s up? Brooklyn Heights

What's up? Brooklyn Heights! This new neighborhood guide provides an overview of this popular Brooklyn neighborhood. Continue reading to learn more about things to do in the area. Key Information about Brooklyn Heights Here is some important information about this New...

Nightmare roommate(s)? Tell us more!!

As much as we love a good roommate story, we almost love a bad roommate story more.   If you're willing to share (and change names to protect the moderately guilty), we'd love to hear about it. Go on...

Tour the Art Galleries of Chelsea

One of living in Manhattan’s biggest luxuries is the proximity to world-class art. The city is lousy with the stuff.  Practically every neighborhood boasts either big-name museums or galleries displaying up-and-coming artists. In my opinion, the Chelsea neighborhood of...

The Best 6 Slices on the LES

If there’s one thing that’s true about all New Yorkers, it’s that we’re busy. We dash around like crazy people. One day, we’re trying to squeeze in work, a trip to the gym, and a catch-up happy hour with...

There’s an app for that!

Looking for an apartment or to post a listing? Or maybe you’re looking to sublet your place while searching for a new apartment? Either way, the newest mobile app from RentHop is the perfect rental app for you. The...

About Me

Lawrence part of the RentHop Data Science team with over a decade of experience in the real estate industry. In addition, he is a software developer and quantitative analyst with over 12 years of experience in software development and quantitative modeling. Lawrence merges two of his passions together to help renters across the nation with their home search.

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The stores at 55 Fulton Street in Financial District, Manhattan

A major criteria for renters when searching for a new home is its proximity to grocery stores. With the...