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Tortuga Bay


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TorugaRealist

Resident 2004 - 2007

10/18/2007

Sad to leave but time to go.

Because of the current mortgage situation you can rent a house for cheaper than the renewal rate they were offering and they didn't want to budge off their prices. For a 2 bedroom 2 bath 1154 sq. ft. with an attached garage they wanted to renew my lease to 1326.00/mo (I was paying 1303 and they were gracious enough to override the offer and keep me at 1303.) I ended up renting a gorgeous house in the same area 4/2/2 with 2054 sq. ft. for 1350.(No brainer) On equity's website (Tortuga's current mgmt company) they listed my apartment for 1180/mo.(How does that happen?) When i first rented here in 2004 my starting rent was 1236. Even if they offered 1200-1250 I would have stayed but they didn't want to work with me and probably thought they could get the money they were asking for. Tortuga is a higher class of apartments with their floor plans and granite countertops but now seems out of place since the surrounding neghborhoods are attracting less than desireable people and crime(the bus line now stops here). It was probably time to go anyway but I loved it while it lasted and have some great memories here. Don't fall for the managment company's sales tactics...I overheard one salesperson trying to get a prospective renter to sign that weekend "because Equity runs their rates according to supply and demand and the rates will be higher next month"..BALONEY! (that person probably worked for a used car lot before)there were plenty of available units and the prices were coming down. The pool gates have been in need of repair for quite some time as they do not latch properly, but loved the style of pool. Hated the fact that the hot tub was never working. This community is fighting an uphill battle if they want to maintain their exclusivity.

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