Rental Management

The RentHop HopScore takes into account over 100 parameters when ranking listings in our search results. While the formula is constantly changing, it is not a black box deep learning algorithm. Our team of engineers and real...

An Open Listing arrangement allows multiple brokers to compete with each other to find a suitable tenant to rent a vacant apartment. It works best in markets such as New York City, with a high volume of interested...

Yesterday we gave a simple example of net effective price calculations. There is also a more in-depth explanation in our rental guide. In an ideal world, the net effective price is identical whether you approach a landlord...

We previously discussed why brokers are necessary in the NYC apartment rental scene - they make deals happen and save everyone a lot of time. Unfortunately, some bad apples give everyone in the business a negative reputation. Over the...

The Flex bedroom concept has been around forever: converting an extra alcove or living room into an extra bedroom using temporary walls or dividers. Maybe thousands of years ago, cavemen would roll large home large boulders, turning...

As a followup to yesterday's classic Y Combinator advice on how not to die, today we discuss the primary mantra from Paul Graham and the other YC partners: Make Something People Want   Every YC participants gets a Make Something...