Looking at apartments

[cazort]

I am currently looking at apartments in Newark, DE and I had an interesting experience that struck me as a bit odd. I found a listing for an apartment complex offering studio, 1BR, and 2BR apartments at a very reasonable price. I set up an appointment to go look at an apartment, and my experience was very...strange? And sent up a bunch of red

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[caelyth]

eek. that is weird. Do they typically rent to college kids? college kid housing typically chock full of bullshit like that.

a house centipede in bathtub does not make for a good impression indeed.

[swimrgurl50]

While looking for apartments in Atlanta, I had to leave my driver's license at the front desk at every single place I looked at. I also had to buy renter's insurance (which at likely like liability insurance) at every place I considered. I think these practices are just becoming more common, especially in certain cities. Also, many places did try to pressure us into making quick decisions with waved application fees or temporarily reduced rent. It's a very shady process and is often pretty underhanded it seems, and this was across the board at the places I visited in Atlanta. Well good luck!

[orky13]

All of the stuff EXCEPT the centipede are things I've encountered at other 'managed' properties--that is, ones managed by companies. So the only thing I'd consider abnormal is the centipede... but that'd be enough for me to cross it off my list :)