Post Glen

 

First off, yes, the apartments are very nice.

I absolutely love the actual structure.

The ladscaping is beautiful and the apartments are spacious, comfortable, quiet and nice.

But the things that I wish I knew before I moved in are, of course, the downsides.

Price.

Yes, I know what I signed to pay when I moved in, it's not cheap but it's a gated complex in a really great area and a huge apartment.

The part I didn't know was that in order to renew my lease, I would have to accept an 8, yes 8, percent rent increase.

Do the math, that's a lot on a $1300 apartment.

Utilities.

You don't get to pick.

You will have Bellsouth for your phone, cable and internet.

If I had known this, I honestly would not have moved here.

This end up costing more money each month because it forces you to have a land line phone and DSL even if you are a young professional like me and use your cell phone for everything.

I pay about $30 a month with all the fees for a phone that I never use, plus the DSL cost.

And of course, if you're used to cable internet, DSL is a bit of a drag.

$65 a month for internet...

and **Bellsouth's faster DSL option is not available in this area yet**.

Cable.

Bellsouth cable SUCKS.

No BBC America, no travel channel, no on demand, no DVRs available and about 1/4 of the choices for channels that people I know with other cable companies have.

The on-screen guide freezes up from time to time and looks very outdated.

But, you have no choice.

I have called so many other companies and they cannot service this complex.

Ride around, you'll notice far more sattellite dishes than normal.

Noise.

I have NO noise inside of my apartment...

none...

but for some odd reason, people occasionally like to yell at each other in the parking lot at about 3 AM.

It's just slightly annoying and I could easily do without it.

I still have 2 months to accept my rent increase and I'm not sure if I am going to do it.

I hate the idea of moving again so soon but that's a huge premium to pay.

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