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amandac777) wrote2010-06-09 10:58 pm
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Does anyone know how much weight you should give online apartment ratings? I've been searching through apartments in the area where I'll be teaching next fall, and I'm seeing lots of places that look nice or reasonable. And then I check the reviews (mainly at apartmentratings.com), and find that apparently every apartment in the region is pest-infested, crime-ridden, falling apart, missing most advertised amenities, and staffed by assholes.
I need to live somewhere. The "nicer" areas in the region are generally way the hell out of my price range (which isn't that low!), and I'd strongly prefer to live within a 15-minute drive, at most. I'm an utter wuss about safety, in particular. Any tips on how to look more effectively? Random comfort, perhaps? Offers of a spare room?
I need to live somewhere. The "nicer" areas in the region are generally way the hell out of my price range (which isn't that low!), and I'd strongly prefer to live within a 15-minute drive, at most. I'm an utter wuss about safety, in particular. Any tips on how to look more effectively? Random comfort, perhaps? Offers of a spare room?
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Also, I think if you don't know anyone from the area, if you visit then you'll be able to gauge how safe you do or don't feel.
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I was there a couple weeks ago, and one problem is that the area seems to go up and down very quickly as you go up a street. The apartment complex that I really liked on visiting seemed like it would be really safe, except that reviews suggested that people take the bus to the end of the line - there - and pick up a car to take back. And others suggested that the large gated community has significant crime from the people who *do* live there. Which can be a matter of deceiving looks, you know?