Look, I've lived in many apartments. The latest is Arboleda. When I moved in I knew what I was getting myself into. I was one of the first people here (first in my building I believe). I knew they take low credit scores (my ex all but ruined mine). Which leads us to...

REALITY #1: you're going to get people with low credit scores in there. For example, I saw people with two brand new Corvettes living there. Renting an apartment. I watch daily for the repo man. Another example: the guy above me all but begged for rent money because his girlfriend "blew it on clothes to go party this weekend". I ended up telling him to get control of his girlfriend or leave. Teach a man to fish...
REALITY #2: People speed through there without thinking about kids. Regardless of speed bumps. They run through gates with their cars, breaking them (this is why the gates are always open - they're always being repaired because people treat the parking lot like a NASCAR track).
REALITY #3: They throw their trash in the yard. They throw their cigarettes on the ground. They don't pick up after Fido. Particularly amusing is the teenager who rolls their own cigarettes (or other things) and throws the butts at my front door. Amusing.
REALITY #4: It's cheaply built because it's cheap to live there. Though I haven't seen crickets falling through the vents, we've spotted a couple of scorpions (dead, thank God) and ants. The office is pretty good about sending pest control if we complain, but when you've got a field next to you, you can expect insects. You learn to deal.
REALITY #5: The office is writing notes because you're breaking rules and others are complaining. It's called doing your job. If I had to deal with a lot of you I would be a lot more rude.
REALITY #6: It's not that bad. The office personnel is generally nice (never had a problem), service is so-so (had to call a couple of times to get one problem fixed), crime is low (though a cop could make a killing giving speeding tickets in the parking lot). The pool is kept in good condition, though the NASCAR crowd takes over on the weekends (good luck grilling out). The workout area is nice and generally not crowded. I don't attend the parties/cookouts/parents' night out because I don't care to. Though it's nice to know it's there.

To summarize, have a reality check. You're living in an apartment. Luxury refers to the fact the apartment is new construction and spacious; not the quality of how it's built or the quality of your neighbors. If you want peace, quite, no traffic, pest control plans, clean yards, then go buy/lease a house. Otherwise, you get what you're paying for.

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 11/20/2009
Luxury = targeted at the highest socio-economic group of consumers. To point 1: What does that have to do with anything? Maybe those guys with the 'vettes just don't like mowing a yard. To point 2: I don't speed through but what the heck are the kids doing in the middle of the road? Unsupervised no less. To point 3: Why isn't the office stopping those things? To point 4: Some people are getting the insects worse than others. I get virtually none but some neighbors have tons. If one gets them, they are well within their right to comment about it. To point 5: They also write notes to other people if they aren't sure who's doing it. To point 6: There is little crime here but that's more to do with the fact that we are literally a few blocks and on the same small street as the police station. You need something of a reality check. We ask for peace and quiet. That's it. Is that too much to ask for?

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