Short term lease. Only lived in unit for 5 months.
PROs:
Convenient to I-90 for commute for work.
Convenient to RST airport.
Gym
CONs
Rent for quality. You can buy a 2,500 square foot house for the same monthly cost.
Quality of materials (may look “pretty” but it’s all a facade: cheapest paint buffs right off, cheapest windows and sliding door feel like they will come out/off track every time, vinyl plank “tile” in kitchen/bath, low pile cheap carpet, etc etc)
Extremely hard water (in
...townhomes: make note you will need lots of elbow grease, vinegar and such to keep things in good condition—and they will look hard when you move out)
Swimming pool/outdoor area. Very small, unruly children left unsupervised despite their being a rule suggesting otherwise)
Parking!!!!! This was a nightmare. And it only gets worse in winter. Expect any visitors to park extremely far away!!! This became a competition with neighbors to secure parking nearby.
Location for price: the Boulders is not close to anything worthwhile. The bike path around the complex and surrounding buildings is in horrible condition. Does not connect with any other bike path.
Trash: you carry it to the trash area, which is right next to the playground/dog park. Every single time, there was trash on the ground/in the way.
Dog park: while a nice idea, this seems more like a confluence of drainage and gets disgustingly soggy with any amount of rain/precipitation.
Overall smell of neighborhood: this is right next to farmland/fields. It consistently smelled like manure or rotten trash (perhaps chemicals for spraying fields?) when you’d walk outside in the morning. You couldn’t even open your windows unless you wanted to invite that beauty in.
Upon moving out, I had an area of 6 inch by 6 inch carpet that needed to be replaced. After paying a $400 security deposit and $1,000 pet fee and $50/month pet rent, my move out letter came 2 weeks after end of lease and surprisingly, I OWED them money even after they used up all of my security deposit. I hired a steam cleaning company as required in lease. Yet I was still charged another $129 for carpet cleaning. The carpets were not new when I moved in as I had to have one strip replaced as it smelled so badly of dog urine. Mind you, they only replaced the damaged section then. And on my final bill, I’m charged $351 for carpet.
IN SHORT: do yourself a favor and put your money into an investment elsewhere.
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