Hey everyone! I'm looking for a 3 bedroom apartment that's very cheap but hopefully with decent management and safety. I'm looking at Apartments at Westgrove, Gorman Crossing, Kensington Park, Mission Valley, and Parkwood Village. Do y'all have any advice about these places or other ones? Thanks!

1/15/2006 9:21:05 PM

i'm at the links on tryon... so far, so good... and there's golf

1/15/2006 9:32:15 PM

kensington park sucks. real bad

1/15/2006 11:07:23 PM

^ Ditto. Do not go live in the crap roach motel.

1/15/2006 11:41:53 PM

BTW, what's very cheap?

I'm in more north raleigh where three bedrooms are about the same price as some places near campus, you trade a commute for a nicer community/apartment.

1/15/2006 11:42:34 PM

Westgrove is really nice, probably the best of those you listed.

1/16/2006 12:12:34 AM

I've seen the interiors of Westgrove, Gorman Crossing, and Kensington Park. Of those three I would rank them in that order in terms of niceness, but everyone has different values when looking for apartments and I can't say much about the safety or management for any of them.

1/16/2006 12:37:53 AM

avoid Preiss Company

1/16/2006 1:05:59 AM

I know the manager of these properties. She's dependable.

http://www.beckleerealestate.com/page3.html

1/16/2006 2:52:55 AM

WHY DONT YOU TRY USING THE SEARCH FUNCTION
THERE IS A NEW THREAD MADE ONCE A WEEK ABOUT THIS THIS SHIT

1/16/2006 10:33:12 AM

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"avoid Preiss Company"

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"WHY DONT YOU TRY USING THE SEARCH FUNCTION THERE IS A NEW THREAD MADE ONCE A WEEK ABOUT THIS THIS SHIT"

Both good points.

Also, Wild Woods isn't bad.

1/16/2006 10:36:52 AM

lived in kensington for two years. lived in the ones closer to gorman street in the 2bed/2bath w/ extra room... from what i could tell, that side was a little bit nicer than the yellow looking ones... not much tho. they did come in and paint the old woodgrain when we asked and they did let us wall paper the kitchen (no more avocado green... woot!). never saw a single roach, mouse, etc... but then again we were neat freaks and never left food out. but i have to say the apts were shitty and old. but they were cheap and huge. and on the wolfline. we never had problems with management but then again we only saw them to pay rent. i'd probably look elsewhere first but they can be "ok" if you work with them on painting/repairs/whatnot, decorate it ok, and don't live like a pig.

then i moved to summit and then to lexington farms... both were far nicer but they have no 3bedrooms so they won't work for ya.

[Edited on January 16, 2006 at 10:44 AM. Reason : e]

1/16/2006 10:43:21 AM

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/NC-Raleigh.html

That site has been helpful as I have been looking for apartments in Boston. I didn't look much at the Raleigh apartments, but good luck in your search.

1/16/2006 10:51:05 AM

Just look in Classifieds to see a bunch of places listed

Avery Close has been really good to me, and we have 3 people living at my place. However, one of them lives in the living room, so I don't know if you'd be down for that

[Edited on January 16, 2006 at 11:11 AM. Reason : AC]

1/16/2006 10:59:30 AM

i am absolutley thrilled with apts @ westgrove, but after living at the college inn for a year, i'd be grateful for a ratty blanket and a gutter to live in. so i'm a little biased ...seriously, here at westgrove i haven't had a single experience with the maintenance/management that didn't leave me going "wow, i love it when people are good at their jobs!" (warning: if you make an asshole out of yourself or don't pay rent, you may not be able to claim my pleasant experience as your own)

safety...i dunno, there are some sketch people like everywhere else, but there are families and nice old people, too, so i don't recommend it if you plan to have wild parties or have a vehicle with a sound system that has been known to raise the dead. or if you normally just litter the entire path to your place with rotting produce/eggs/roadkill. (the bias, sorry) ...compared to the many many times i had to call the police at the college inn, and the thousands of other times they were called by someone else, i've had ZERO problems here. so i feel pretty damned safe. *knock on wood*

those/these are the only two apt experiences i've had...wish i knew what to tell you about the others on your list. good luck!


[Edited on January 16, 2006 at 11:11 AM. Reason : *]

1/16/2006 11:05:10 AM

Whatever you do, do NOT live in Kensington Park. Their management is absolutely horrible in every aspect. They are rude to you if you ask them any questions or give them a maintenance request, they aren't very organized so chances are when you do put in a maintenance request you'll have to repeat that request multiple times over a period of about a month before they actually do anything about it, they will write you up for absolutely anything (including boxes on your front porch on the day that you move in - I'm not kidding, they really did write us up for that). Our apartment was an absolute piece of shit and everything in it had a problem at least once. Just do yourself a favor and don't live there.

1/16/2006 4:21:11 PM

is there a website for the mission valley apartments?

1/16/2006 5:11:44 PM

Any opinions on Red Wolf Creek?

1/16/2006 5:32:19 PM

i'd recommend sumter square, off of jones franklin.

its the cheapest place you'll find (our 3 bedroom is 675/mo), and the management is great..

1/17/2006 1:07:56 AM

Heres a 3 bedroom for sumter square. I live in one of their town houses, but several of my fraternity brothers have the 3 bed rooms and enjoy it.

"decent management and safety"

Its right on the cary edge of raleigh (which was rated one of the safest cities around), between crossroads and western. And the management has always been nice. I was considering posting about sumter square earlier, but I didn't know the 3 bedroom price range.



Heres the official site
http://www.sumtersquareapartments.com/photos.asp

1/17/2006 1:14:08 AM

know how much their 1 bed/bath runs?

1/17/2006 1:31:14 AM

why dont you call and find out

1/17/2006 8:38:07 AM

because im living out of state at the moment and its long distance

1/17/2006 12:13:23 PM

Go to the Sumter Square website listed under the map and floorplan in this thread (^^^^). Obviously you have the internet because you are posting stuff on TWW, so use it to your advantage. The website will list everything you need to know about the complex.

1/17/2006 12:41:33 PM

parkhooooooooood!
that was my first apt ever ... i loved it, but those are shitty, and they dont allow pets.
so are the ones at kensington park and gorman crossing.

if you dont need to be on the wolfline, check out hunters glen apartments.

1/17/2006 12:43:50 PM

overall, i'd agree with the sumter square option

1/17/2006 12:46:19 PM

I lived in the yellow area of Kensington Park. I liked it, but the walls were way too thin. This was 99-2000 though, so I'm sure it has changed some.

1/17/2006 12:52:48 PM

^^^^ the website says to call.. thats why I asked if anyone knew

1/17/2006 12:54:35 PM

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"i'm at the links on tryon... so far, so good... and there's golf"

I had a 3BR there for 2 years and I think gunzz lived there too.. I have nothing but good things to say about them.. cheap price, safe, and great maintenance.. I highly reccommend it..

[Edited on January 17, 2006 at 12:56 PM. Reason : but yea.. this is done like 5 times a year...]

1/17/2006 12:55:13 PM

definitely check out hunters glen apartments.
unless you want to have parties and shit.

1/17/2006 1:00:39 PM

^^^Oh...sorry about that. They used to list their prices right there. I live in the 2BR townhouse and I pay $625 a month. I don't know if that helps. I love it here. The management is awesome and it takes 10 min. tops to get to campus.

[Edited on January 17, 2006 at 1:01 PM. Reason : ^^^]

1/17/2006 1:01:08 PM

agree with the sumter square recommendation

i'd seriously consider living there if i had a car, and didn't already have a place to stay. one of our friends stays there, and it is spectacular.

1/17/2006 1:05:47 PM

As discriminitory as it sounds... the one apartment they showed us in Sumter Square smelled of curry. Other than that, the place was run down and definately a lot worse than most of the other apartments we looked at. Coming from UH probably set high standards for me though.

1/17/2006 2:58:52 PM

newer apartments cost more. older are cheaper, but our apartment definitely wasn't run down when we moved in, although our carpet might never be the same

1/23/2006 3:35:20 PM

hahah this ranking site is hilarious

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" Crip ghetto From: -Anonymous- Date posted: 1/13/2006 Years at this apartment: 2005-2006 All there is is a bunch of crips and folkas and i used to be a folka but trying to quit that gangbanging ---- you know this place is just influencing me to go back you know. Its so tempting going back on the corner and dealing making money. Its pretty good, K's up slobs down throw dem 6's up. You livin in the hood now "

1/23/2006 3:49:38 PM

wow, rofl

1/23/2006 4:38:54 PM

I live at Westgrove--
-The CD player was stolen from my car one night. Both doors had been locked. No other damage to the car though.
-The people in the office who are part time don't really know whats going on and therefore will give you bad information. The regular manager lady is great though.

My 2 cents.

1/23/2006 5:54:58 PM

I enjoyed my time at parkwood, a little ghetto, but that's the only way to live around state.

1/24/2006 12:23:42 AM