My husband and I are in the process of moving out of state into the DMV area. We had a very short time to choose a place, and I did as much research as I could online, email, phone, etc. before setting up appointments and visiting to find our new home. I visited approximately eight different properties and was left completely hopeless as nothing was as advertised. I understand you're going to show it a little nicer on their website, but nothing was as advertised.
On our way out of the state to
...go back home, I had convinced my husband to stop at three more places that were on the higher end of our budget, but I felt if he saw them, and they were as advertised, we could make it work. Our first stop was Belle Pre. It was always on the top of my list based on the photos, but we were trying to go a bit lower in rent.
As I said, our first stop was Belle Pre, and it was the only stop we had to make. I called ahead to see if we were able to "walk-in" for a tour and their pet policy. They told me it could be a considerable wait if the leasing agents were busy and gave me a great run down on the pet policy. Super friendly on the phone and we were excited to visit. Once we got there, we only had to wait a few minutes, and Tyna came out to talk about our need. She and I had emailed back and forth the week before, and she remembered me; we immediately went up for a tour of the building. The amenities shown on the website do not do this property justice. All the amenities are amazing and go so far and above what we were expecting and did help us in determining the cost benefit.
We toured three different apartment types based on our needs, and each was beautiful. It was super quietin the building as well as around the property. Tyna truly was amazing, and her friendliness also helped in making our decision. We decided on the spot this was the place we wanted to live and they had a great special that we were able to take advantage of which severely reduced the move in costs. It took us about 15 minutes to complete the application process, and we received the notice of approval later that day.
I hope that once we move in that, we can still say this is a fantastic 5-star place, and I don't see how it couldn't be. The area is beautiful, very walkable and has great transit into DC. We cannot wait until we move and get to experience life at 111 Belle Pre. If you're looking for a tour, I highly recommend Tyna.
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