This is a list of things i wish i would have been told before signing a year lease at Ballantrae Apartments in Eagan, MN.
Don't get an apartment on the first floor, or you WILL have ants. we have had them since week 1 of living here. I also have talked to other people in different bulidings, who have had them since the day they moved in.
find somewhere else to do your laundry, 3.50 a load is terribly overpriced. if you do use the washer and dryer here, dont put more money than you expect to use onto your laundry card, because it won't be refunded at the end of your lease, despite what they tell you when you sign.
If you plan on living at Ballantrae over the summer, don't get an apartment that faces west, the 4 o'clock sun will raise the temperature to over 100 degrees in your apartment, and the air conditioners will quadruple your electric bill.
the "exercise room" consists of 4 machines, 2 of which are currently broken.
Bring your mail up to the office to have it sent out, I've had bills stolen off the top of the mailbox and not gotten any help finding out who did it from the office.
Don't touch the mini blinds unless you have to, they are very cheap, break very easily, and the apartment complex charges you 30 dollars each out of your security deposit when you move out.
Don't expect to fit any large type of car into the garages, i can only fit my 4 door sedan by just inches.