{"id":976,"date":"2012-09-27T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T18:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/news\/?p=976"},"modified":"2023-07-22T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T15:40:19","slug":"did-you-see-us-in-fast-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/did-you-see-us-in-fast-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you see us in Fast Company?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out our latest feature in Fast Company! David Zax interviewed CEO Lee Lin to discuss his role as a licensed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/guides\/nyc\/agents-and-brokers-nyc\">real estate broker<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/new-york-ny\">New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the article from Fast Company by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3001334\/want-disrupt-industry-try-actually-working-it-first\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3001334\/want-disrupt-industry-try-actually-working-it-first\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-977\" title=\"Fast Compnany\" src=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-27-at-2.54.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-27-at-2.54.28-PM.png 658w, https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-27-at-2.54.28-PM-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Zax asks Lin about his experience working as a licensed real estate broker in New York City. Lin states, &#8220;I realized the most important part of brokering is that there\u2019s a huge human trust component in the whole thing. A really good broker makes the whole process a whole lot less painful for the renter. The big takeaway was that brokers are not commodities at all. I didn\u2019t think they were adding value, but now I\u2019m convinced that a great broker does add value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve built a platform that supports the broker! Over the years, we&#8217;ve built strong relationships with brokers and landlords to be serve renters. By acquiring real estate licenses, we have direct experience in the industry we&#8217;re serving. We&#8217;ve experienced the broker pain points, and welcome user feedback to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/\">RentHop<\/a> as strong as possible for current and future users.<\/p>\n<p>As we continue to grow and acquire data, we&#8217;re learning more about what makes brokers and landlords valuable to renters. We&#8217;re combing our information to provide responsive services and high-quality apartments for prospective tenants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: We updated this article to enhance readability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out our latest feature in Fast Company! David Zax interviewed CEO Lee Lin to discuss his role as a licensed real estate broker in New York City. You can read the article from Fast Company by clicking here. 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