Advice on college apartments?

MomLive
Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:53:22 +0000

but I have a feeling that the only people that write them are people who had bad experiences, and others don’t bother writing them.



I suspect that this is sometimes true, particularly with college students who have better things to do with their time that write good reviews.

I think Franglish made some great suggestions and I would add, talk to the management company and ask them what their expectations are in order to get back the security deposit. Keep in mind college students can be very hard on property (ever seen a frat house? ) and a lot of times keeping the deposit is justified. I would consider it a sunk cost and be thrilled if you get anything back.

I remember my college days…honestly, as bad as the management companies can be to deal with, the college students can be equally as hard from the management companies perspective. Roommates who won’t pay on time, roommates who move out in the middle of the semester, people having massive parties causing all sorts of parking and noise issues, the drunk guy who punches a hole in the wall, the student who spills a glass of red wine on the carpet, the one who stuffs so much toilet paper in the toilet it clogs, the one who didn’t know you can’t use liquid hand soap in the dishwasher without causing the dishwasher to overflow. Just saying it cuts both way. There’s a reason we typically start college students out in dorms. :)