1. We don't have enough $ for a down payment on a house
2. We don't have enough money for durable goods/home furnishings that go with a house
3. There is a good possibility we move in 5 years.
4. Manhattan houses are either way too fixer upper or above our price range. Also, most homes in Manhattan are made out of crap or filth. Would rather hop around the luxury apartments.
Also, update we pulled the trigger on Highland Ridge
verrrrrrrry
about this though:
http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/KS-Manhattan-Highland-Ridge-Apartments-851922.html AWEFUL MANAGEMENT
From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 11/17/2008
Years at this apartment: 2008 - 2008
As you have read in other review, this apartment complex leaves a lot to be desired. The apartment itself isn't too bad, but you can tell that they were put up quickly and as cheap as possible. Sound transfers easily between floors, especially when someone is moving into the apartment above you at midnight! Upon moving in, my husband and I noticed a great deal of bug issues, including fleas. This started a long going battle with the management. This is our biggest complaint about this complex. The management is horrible. The property manager will not take responsibility for any landlord duties, she even told us they would not take care of the fleas (issue #1). After an ongoing battle and the complex agreed to spray.
Issue #2: The complex advertises FREE WIRELESS INTERNET on their website. However this service is not available to all resident. It is impossible to access the interest due to limited IP addresses, a problem the management could easily fix. This was stated as an amentity to the complex. When confronted about the inability to connect, the management stated it was not their problem. They also stated that internet "is a service they offer. If it works, it works. If not, they we have to get out own service." This is false advertisement and internet was one of our determining factors. The management overall is VERY POOR! I WOULD NOT RECCOMMEND THIS COMPLEX TO ANYONE!!!
Highland Ridge Ain't all that
From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 9/16/2008
Years at this apartment: 2007 - 2008
I lived at Highland Ridge for a year but moved out immediately once my lease was over. The first bad sign was that I had to wait 3 months before moving in because the apartment complexes were still being constructed when I first showed interested and signed the paperwork. They constantly changed my expected move in date, which caused a inconvience to me because the lease at my old apartment ran out and my these apartments weren't ready so I had to find somewhere to live for those 3 months. When I finally got to move in, there were dead insects all over the apartment and my bar was all scratched up (you know I reported that on the inspection sheet). I lived on the first floor and the spiders were a huge problem. No matter how much I sprayed or the pest control did, the spiders never went away. And these spiders weren't your tiny or small housesize spiders, these things were long and hairy. Anyways - The walls aren't very soundproof because I had loud male neighbors upstairs who like to have big social gatherings late at night, particularly girls. I have two kids and lived in a 3-bedroom apt. The noise got so bad that I had to move my youngest son into the other room with his sibling just so he can get some sleep. The most aggrevating thing about Highland Ridge is that the leasing office never answers their phone. You can leave a dozen messages and they rarely return your phone call unless it's dealing with delinguent rent, of course. One plus thing is that management did get a little better after the first property manager left but since you can't get anyone to answer the phone when you have concerns, the improvement wasn't that much bigger. The heater in my unit constantly stopped working at the wrong time (late at night when temperature drops). The maintenance guy is very friendly and quick to respond; he's an asset to this apartment community. Some tenants who have dogs don't comply with the rules of walking your pets in the designated area so beware of that. I had one neighbor who allowed his dog to poop right by patio everyday and he never cleaned it up! Some parents don't watch their children so they run all around the property messing with people's cars, playing in the dumpsters, playing in the club house, and vandilizing the swimming pool. Beware of stuff around the apartment starting to fall apartis a major warning. I think they did a rush job while building these apartments too fast and now everything's falling apart. Good luck.
