From everything I've seen, there are no anti discrimination laws protecting foreigners in S Korea, which I'm sure you already know from living there. I hope you're able to find the right place for you and Albie! All your 'wow's about the Gangnam apartment were so funny! 😂

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

yeah there isn't u____u. We'll try again next year! && haha glad I could make ya laugh Rachel!

Looking at the other places yours it's basically a palace!

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha- honestly thats how i felt too!!! there wasnt one that i was like omg i wish i could live here instead!

I feel that overall, Korea has gone SO far backwards when it comes to being foreigner friendly and they are no longer trying to hide it. Maybe because I have been more active on social media and seeing my POC being heavily mistreated in Seoul, being denied entry to clubs, physically pushed by bouncers, being told "no blacks" like COME ON! Anyway, I hope you find a good place 💗

You should check out Noksapyeon, Itaewon and Hangangjin. Lots of foreigners live there so they are used to renting out to foreigners. The houses are more traditional but also have more space. Also you can request that the apartment is painted or re-wallpapered before you move, I did and I think its a pretty common/normal request.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Those areas areeeee not my jam 🙈 not to live in atleast! I personally like having an emart by me, and I like being in new buildings! Plus with the hills that's there.. me in heels would not be cute! Yesterday I was talking to my friend and he was telling me that I can ask my landlady for that so im gonna see if I can do it!

@seoulnessie

2 жыл бұрын

Foreigners are moving out of there. Too expensive for what they are offering.

Can't get over those deposits!!!! And I thought London was bad with its 5 weeks rent up front, they basically want 2 years rent as a deposit??? That was what I paid as the deposit for my mortgage! Love your videos as always, all your styling is inspirational, fashion, decor, editing, flair!!!

@helz0297

2 жыл бұрын

literally! I cried at my 5 week deposit but seeing that £20,000 is crazy

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

yes they do! And I would say that's on the cheaper end of deposits. I have friends where their deposits are $200,000!! But with those its a whole loan situation that Korea does. But anywho, thanks so much for watching friend!!

@yuhhh951

Жыл бұрын

same i was so surprised but it’s nice hearing u get it back

I just can’t get over how small a lot of the apartments are for the price. I think being from the Midwest has spoiled me a bit when it comes to things like that

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, welcome to Asia

I really enjoyed your video today! My birthday is tomorrow so this felt a lot like a gift haha! I can’t wait for your future content! Keep up the good work and thank you for feeding us 😂🧡

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Aw happy (early) birthday Klaun!!!! Thank you so much for spending some time with me today!!!

Wow! With those prices I would definitely remodel! You can maybe do a mini series? That would be fun! Hope you’re doing well ❤️ I loved the eyeshadow you wore in this video! You look beautiful 🥰❤️

GIRLLL thank you so so SO MUCH for showing the naver app in the end! I totally learned it and I'm already hunting for apartments (even though I'll only go next year hahaha). YOU ARE A LIFE SAVEEERRR 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

I looove these types videos, the chismosa in me thrives everytime lol. I really enjoy your videos homie! Good job :)

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them amiga! hehehe :3

Such a cute yet informative video💜

Apartment hunting is always the worst! It definitely feels like that saying "the devil you know vs the devil you don't know" lol at least you won't have the stress of an actual move!

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

yo seriously!!!! I mean like I do still love my apartment for sure, but it would be nice if it was bigger. I will save my coins for next year!

Happy Mother’s Day You’ve been such a great Mom to Albie and I’m glad y’all have each other. 💚😘

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

I just saw one of those guy holding a cardboard sign that says: "dog moms, mothers day is not for you" lmao. so Thaaaaank you for the recognition ;; w ;;

@catchyname5403

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL being a dog mom requires so much and is definitely valid imo. I’m a mom to an adult human and I don’t have it in me to be a dog mom because of all that it requires. You deserve being recognized and appreciated.

I always enjoy your videos at the end of the day to sleep relaxed, I love how you edit, subscribing to your channel was a very good choice, I love it.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing Valeria! I really appreciate it!!!!!

Love your makeup!!!!♥️♥️♥️

YES IM EARLY!! Hi, girly!! I love your videos!! 🥰🥰🥰

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Heya Mari Anne!!! Thanks so much for watching!!!

I am stuck in a place w / no sun, it so so sucks,( my plant babies hate me !!lol. ) I am 40 and never really figured the sun direction!! I am in a newly renovated and don’t want to move, happy but not!!! Good luck lady, sending over good house hunting vibes!!

This is such an interesting video, would love to know more about the current foreigner apartment hunting obstacles.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for watching friend!!

Aaah loved this video! Seoul looks like an amazing place to live so this was super interesting.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jessie! Glad that you enjoyed the videoooo

They sure love to use the damn fish eye lense camera on these sites. 😂

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

seriously!!! hahah

There is a housing problem in CIudad de México, completely opposite to what happened to you. Here locals are basically denied to even try to rent a place and they are so impossibly expesive that they favor foreigners (they don´t even ask for the same stuff, if you´re a foreigner and can afford it, it´s yours not questios asked).That being said, what happened to you is just purely discrimination, their laws are very stric against inmigrants, but they fail to protect them and that´s just bs, specially since you´ve been there for so many years now. I hope you can find soon a beautiful place, apartment hunting is stresing enough that you now have to worry to not being allowed to rent 🫂

The amount of work that went into this video must be alot 💕 Good luck with your house hunt🥰

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

It was for sure, but I was happy with how it came out!! Thank you for watching friend!

@adtggb9061

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL Yes it turned out amazing 😍 ps. Love your videos

The make up is everything!!!

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marissa!

Renting a place is getting so much difficult and it is getting so expencive everywhere in capitals. It was a nightmare to suddenly move. I just got super lucky and got a place very decent for the price they asked in a good beautiful neighbourhood that is quiet. I remember when i lived in Seoul before the whole thing and my area wasn't popular for us foreigners ( i started to see way more people around just few months before leaving), wasn't the best place, kinda boring but near the subway quiet area, really amazing cheap independent mart that i discovered once by mistake and all the koreans at the shops and all were so friendly and nice with me during the years i stayed there. I even had a Daiso near by. Ahh i miss Daiso! I miss the area in a way. Look at me here typing this from a boring small ,european capital.

You should try Busan! Beach Resort town and SUPER cheap compared to Seoul!

I think it’s great that u are going to stay there one more year and can take as much time as u can finding the next one 🤞🏻

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nohemi! Yes, I will save up my coin for another year and try again!

The teal eyeshadow 🔥🔥🔥

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!! it was a new lewk~~~

unrelated to housing but love the eye + outfit!

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!! Im really liking this style of eyeshadow these days!!!

Just a random question (that to be honest, nobody needs to answer) about the ironing board at 6:32 - would it be possible to use it as a table? Is it sturdy? Just curious HEHE.

hii, i reallu like your videos 🥰🥰 if you don’t mind, can i ask about the last apartment. how much it cost for depostit and monthly rent? and where is it located? because i’m finding for an apartment to live in. thank youu

Super informative video! Thank you so much! Quick question tho, you mentioned you're having a meet-up! Where do we sign-up?

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Heya Gilly! I posted it on my IG last week! I actually just closed out the rsvp but lemme open it back up for you! forms.gle/3jQCBSKhaBdCFYQs8 Let me know when you complete it!

@honey1029cookie

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! You're literally a Goddess! It's actually for a friend and fellow fan that lives in Korea. She filled in the form now, so thank you for taking the time to send the link 👍🏾 Again, thank you so much. You're AMAZIN!

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

aw niceness! I cant wait to meet her!! Thank YOU so much for watching and supporting Gilly!!!

It doesn’t help that the current president is also like that. He doesn’t believe in discrimination and dont care about foreigners.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, it's only gonna get worse before it can get any better u__u

I know this was posted a while ago, but I'm planning to move to Korea next year so I have been watching a lot of apartment hunting videos. I stumbled upon a term coincidentally in 1 video, that the other several videos I watched didn't mention (or probably didn't even know about), and that is 'jonip'. I think this could be related to why they don't want to rent to foreigners. I didn't understand the full meaning of the term, but it's apparently like a contract/document that is necessary for foreigners to rent the place. A lot of people try to evade taxes and illegally list their property, so that is possibly why they wouldn't rent to a foreigner.

Niceee , great sharing 💕

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!!!

@rfsecrets

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL stay blessed ♥️ stay connected dear ❣️

Came here for the apartment tours and stayed for the floor plan drawings xDDD

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

ayeee, thank you Lía!!

The first apartment you saw was also one that I saw while seeking for rent! The deposit was so expensive that I just... ignored it afterwards lol

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha yeah, that is just craaazaaay! I hope you found something else :)

@idkanything2660

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL I still haven't but I'm thankfully not in a hurry!! I hope you have found a new apartment too

Hearing those prices sheesh. Kind of glad I live in the middle of nowhere in SK. I have so much space in my apartment and I have access to so much nearby. But anyway, I hope you're able to find a new space. It really does suck (and it's wild)that there aren't any anti-discrimination laws here.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah girl in daejeon i had niiice apt and it was so cheap;;;. Also girlfriend can you make the meet up this month?!

@AliceFayce

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL i want to! but i live near daegu so i'd have to plan to travel :') and with work, it's hard to make travel happen sometimes.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

@@AliceFayce okies no worries!!! For the next time ;; w ;;

I have friends who moved to Japan and korea and they changed Universities and had move to Europe/Aus for the same discrimination you faced.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I mean I have gone through discrimination in other ways living in Korea.. but never apartment hunting so I was surprised!

I don't know if you talked about it later in the video, and you probably know this already, but since I'm currently watching the intro, I want to comment that what the realtor said (you can't be registered in some apartments), it's likely because foreigners need a different contract to rent apartments (called jonip), which lets you then register your residence on your alien registration card, or generally officialize it to the immigration office. Many landlords do not wanna pay taxes, so they don't declare owning the apartments, and foreigners can't be given the contract they need to legally stay in Korea, or the owners would have to face the consequences of illegally owning and renting properties. Rather than a choice (even if I'm sure there are very ignorant people who specifically choose to not allow foreigners to live in their apartments just because), it's more of a "wanting to not get busted by the authority" matter haha In the (very likely) scenario where you know this already, then it's more of a comment aimed at foreigners that would like to rent a place in South Korea in the future (especially if you can only give a low deposit. Those that accept very low deposits, for example under 7k/10k, are more likely to not pay taxes, and not be registered legally. Don't run the risk of compromising your stay just to get lower prices, it's not worth it! And you can totally find cheap places that do everything legally). So be safe, and always ask if the landlord gives a jonip. Without it, you cannot register your residence, and you can get in trouble with the immigration.

Hi! I'm currently apartment hunting and I found an unit just like yours. Do you like the second floor with the low ceilings? Also, what do you think about the konkuk area? I pretty much found an apartment with the exact same pricing as yours, minus the rooftop. Thanks!

@YOHOMEGIRL

Жыл бұрын

Hiya! Well for one- I'm short so the low ceilings are no problemo for me ☺️ alsp konkuk area is v cute! And there's an emart at the stn which is great :)

Beautiful

I'm Korean American and I'm sorry foreigners face discrimination. They need to change. Korea has one of the lowest birth rates. They will have to depend on foreigners soon to keep Korea going

Tip #4 (5?) theres so many catfishes for apts in Korea. Make your appointment only to find out it doesnt exist or ‘has already gone’ and they show you something else thats usually a lot ….more interesting 🤣

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

omg yes! I have that word of caution in my how to apartment hunt in Korea video. I've been lucky enough that, that hasnt happened, but I know so many friends that's happened to. It's such a waste of time for both the realtor and client looking at apts,, like they didnt want this fool! u_____u

@koreainanutshell8212

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL I've literally had times when I showed up to my appointment, and it was THEN that they told me both that the apartment no longer exists and that there are no more apartments on their roster and I'm like....you could've text me?

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

@@koreainanutshell8212 omggg noo u____u. sorry to hear that bb

I liked your last apartment hunting video. This one was w.e…

Is this… for renting? With a deposit like you would with a house? If not, how does the landlord thing work if you’re purchasing a place

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

This is all rent! And to buy a place it would be around $200,000 ~ 300,000 (and thats the price for my apt right now if you wanted to buy it.. obvs other bigger / closer to the city hot spots would cost more)

Albie def needs a bigger closet for his knit sweaters

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

He does!! I need to do a closet cleanout to make more room for his clothes hahaha

Hello, could you please suggest website for studio hunting in Seoul. Thanks

@YOHOMEGIRL

Жыл бұрын

Everything is in the description box!

Hey bestie sorry I'm late ❤☺😊

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

no worries! atleast you made it!!!!

@mybiasjisoodekumyheart2742

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL 🥰😊

LOVE ur videos always, but I kinda feel "clickbaited" when you end up not moving or you are not even looking the apts for yourself. When I engage into apartment hunting videos I like the whole experience of the person finding ✨the one ✨ and the process of moving, the reveal and the final decorated tour. You got me all excited girl! And is the second time it happens!! 😭😭😭😭

@kristena4188

2 жыл бұрын

I love that she shows failed apartment hunts! I live in NYC and everyone I know goes through this all the time - we want to move, nothing in our price range is worth the cost of moving, and then we stay in our old apartments 🙃 not everyone has the same privilege of those wealthy KZreadrs that are moving all the time!! Moving is expensive and not realistic for lots of people

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Heya Luna, thanks for bringing this up! I think your definition on "clickbaited" is very different to what it means, clickbait is meant to be misleading (title & content do not match). I think instead there are assumptions that were made based on the title/thumbnail of the video and those assumptions were not met. The assumptions are, oh the person found an apartment, theres going to be an apartment tour and then a reveal of a decorated apartment. However, in the title, I did exactly what written there.. I showed you apartments, you got tours of those apartments, showed rent prices, and how to use how use Korean apt finding apps. So there isn't any clickbaity about it at all. Additionally, I'm just showing you how life is- yes I did want to move, but was the possible for me this year? No, it wasn't- and that was beyond my power. But I thought I would still share my experience! :) Also, maybe others do apartment tours like how you had stated, but not everyone does that. I personally like seeing the steps put into episodes: apt hunting > empty apt tour > decorating process > final apartment tour!! It's really exciting for me to see, and makes me look forward to the next episode! :D It's all a matter of preference! This for me is how I like to present my apartment tour videos. Next year hopefully I move, but if I don't I will again show you the whole process of it! I hope you'll be able to appreciate that video nonetheless! Thanks for watching my other videos and being a supporter Luna. Hope ta see ya in the next one~

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristena4188 Thank you Kristen! Also, I didn't even think about the whole privilege side of it! But yes, very much so that!!! I normally watch other Korean apartment tour videos, just because I like to see how they were able to decorate and such because we have such a more limited way of decorating. :)

why are the deposits $10-$20k? do you get that money back when you leave?

@melanierawlins9574

2 жыл бұрын

That’s my question too

Can you do a naver bongansan* tut bc im am struggling😭😭😭😭😭!?!?

@YOHOMEGIRL

Жыл бұрын

What I did to learn it waa just screenshotting the filters page or whatever page you're on and then went to google translate- select the camera option! That helped me a ton :)

@kstar.1117

Жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL I have papago and its still not working😓 I'm trynna find a loft just like the style u have bc I'm in love💞😩 but i just can't seem to work it

@YOHOMEGIRL

Жыл бұрын

Try google translate instead!! I know everyone uses papago-butgoogle translate works fine for mee

@kstar.1117

Жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL Okay thank you soo much♡♡ i love your dog😓💞💞 btw

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😊

Instead of paint: removable wallpaper or decals.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

my walls are already with wallpaper ;; - ;; and i have been doing decals but bc my painting and such have been on those walls.. and i always get so much sunlight. actually behind the painting you can see that the wallpaper has a darker tint than the parts that werent covered by something. so now my walls look reaaal weird with these blotches of darker wallpaper ;; - ;;

I’m over here crying. My rent is $1,500 cus only the “luxury “ complexes in my city allow “restricted “ breed dogs. Property management companies have let the power go to their heads.

One would think that with all this modern technology and backup stuffs you wouldn't loose photos and videos, but man we still somehow manage to. How? I always get so depressed when I think of all my lost photos.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, the modern technology normally costs to do so.. and thats where we're like well that wouldnt happen to me- so Im not gonna purchase a cloud storage.. but then WELP!!! /sad. But now I learned my lesson!

@rupa15440

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL Oh no! See I am an Android girl. I got my Google photos backup. But I think you would need more than Google storage. There is also windows back up too. I don't know about apple.

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

@@rupa15440 girl i am an android girl too- I had no idea about google photos!!! But then again my phone is a Note 9 so maybe that's why??

@rupa15440

2 жыл бұрын

@@YOHOMEGIRL hmm, that's strange. Usually it's pre-installed. Unless you bought your phone in Korea. But I hope you can get it in the app store. It's pretty useful for me. Sometimes I find photos I never thought I had😂😂😂

Are you ever worried about not receiving back the deposit? In the case that there is a scam, its such a large amount of money to lose :(

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

hmm no, I live in a new officetel so I didn't feel like it was sketchy at all.

@kiki-vs5iy

2 жыл бұрын

you can register your deposit at your local jumin centre which basically protects you / it

Are they not wanting to rent to foreigners because they are evading taxes, and need to give foreigners a 적입 for their ARC? I thought that was why.

R u native American

I know I’m gonna struggle with prices there. I have a 5bed 3 bath for 500$ a month and she I’m gonna struggle I know it.

Never Eat Sour Watermelon :)

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo!havent heard of that one!

*Never Eat Shredded Wheat*

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

haha yes!

That’s how they feel, yeah it’s stil discrimination

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

yeah exactly u__u

Being half Korean, born raised in Korea until my mid teens and also married to a Korean, let me tell you, if Koreans in US are treated 1/10% bad as how they treat foreigners in Korea, they will be kicking, screaming, and crying bloody murder. I visit Korea once or twice a year for the last 30+ years since moving to US in my teens and the root racism never changed.

If they were to say I don’t want to rent because of the language barrier I understand that but to have no reason? discrimination is wild!! Also I feel like things might get worse with the new president

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Most definitely. Like we knew the discrimination was there, but now people are being even more vocal about it. U__U

i'm noticing from a lot of foreigners in korea that discrimination is becoming a lot more prominent...and with the new president i can only imagine that it's gonna get a lot worst :/

so beautiful 💋 💋 💋

For a country that take deposits for apartments to be discriminating foreigners it’s kinda funny.. I mean they have safety money so what’s the problem SMH

Sadly from what I've seen from other content creators discrimination against foreigners seems to be getting worse at the moment. Fairly disappointing and is putting me off just going on holiday there.

why do people keep their dogs in crates. it seems selfish and cruel

@YOHOMEGIRL

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, it *seems* but it 100% is not. I actually was someone who thought so too, however when you look into dog training it is actually one of the best things you should train your dog to understand! 😊

Sounds like Japan’s xenophobia when it comes to foreigners wanting to live rather than travel there.