We are in a 3 bed 2.5 bath on a ground floor, direct entrance to our 2 car garage, living on ground floor, bedrooms on 2nd floor. no neighbors above or below us. This was by far the nicest place we found after looking at mostly houses. It's nice not to have to worry about upkeep of a house. We are renting while we look to buy a house. I have heard of scorpions and imagine some buildings have more of a problem. I haven't seen any and had an exterminator come to check the house to be sure there weren't any places they could enter. I had a problem with our dishwasher, probably just old. It did take 2 phone calls to be sure they were on top of it and they replaced the unit within a week. That seemed fair to me. The office staff are very nice, maybe not the brightest people, but they do a fine job cheerfully. The Great Room staff can be sticklers about rules but otherwise are also really helpful. I get lots of packages and if I don't come in for them they call to remind me. We have two kids and while it has a younger, hipper vibe, it is pretty family friendly. We moved here from NYC so for the price we were astounded by the quality of the apartment and amenities. The gym in the Venu Great Room also has some pretty sophisticated equipment, where they usually have classes. the real gym is a bit shabby. we alao like having lots of trails to ride bikes, run, hike in the desertt, etc, and that we can walk to shopping. The only major downside for me has been a majorly grumpy old lady resident, and that cars can go very fast through the complex despite speed bumps. Also the units have pretty basic appliances, like ours has the cheapest possible ones, but perhaps other owners have upgraded theirs.