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I am about to sign a lease with an apartment complex, but I just went online and read the reviews....?

Well, I've been looking for apartments since a good friend passed away and left me his puppy (but my apartment complex does not accept pets). I looked and looked, and finally I found a place that looked really nice and even got a tour. My mom went with me and really liked it as well, but the reviews I've been reading about it (Creekside Apartment Homes, Simi Valley, CA.) are not too good at all... of course you would expect both bad and good reviews, but I've mostly been able to read bad ones, and they all include insects, mold, break-ins, police being called, etc... Now, from my perspective, the way I see it is that there are 395 apartments in the complex, and obviously if someone does not take care of their place, they end up with bugs and mold. Also, in every place as big as this one, you can't help but have either noisy neighbors, or other stuff bugging you- that's what you usually get when you rent an apartment. The people there have been extremely nice, and it looks and feels like a pretty nice community... should I be worried and lose the $100 hold and $60 in app fees, or just give it a try anyway? Either way, it's just a 1 year lease. And another question- should I live upstairs rather than on the lower level? I've heard that there are more break-ins in 1st floor apartments than 2nd floor ones.......

Public Comments

1. keep looking
2. Try all the hunches you mentioned. Your intuition is right. In the Philippines, those tenanment could be in good condition to Filipinos.
3. Well it is much better for you to own your own house.Try to look for a real estate agent to assist you.WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN ONE.Renting is wasting your money while having your own house is investing.House and lots entails the Deed of Restriction which tackles the dos and don't s inside the subdivide area.It also entails the warranty or the insurance of the house.
4. Usually those "reviews" are written by low life's that are holding a grudge because they were evicted, etc. You should go by the apartment complex at night though and look around a little bit. The way it is in the afternoon may be vastly different then night. You may also find tenants in the evening who are willing to talk to you. You can get information about police activity from the police, they usually have a community service office somewhere. This is public information, you can get a print out of when they were called and what for (no names or exact apartments will be given to you).