4 stars as a tentative tenant. I like the location, and the grounds appear to be maintained, the clubhouse and pool area are nice,...
4 stars as a tentative tenant. I like the location, and the grounds appear to be maintained, the clubhouse and pool area are nice, and I've worked with Jess who has tried to the best of her ability to get things to work properly. My experience thus far though has caused the drop in stars - if things clear up I will come back and update my review, but as of now:
I've tried being patient. I called July 20th to inquire if I could view an apartment (shown as available online) and was told they didn't have anything available until at least September - I get it, the website may not have been updated after a recent rental.
On July 31 Royalwood popped up on my search again, with 2 available units in the floor plan I liked - so this time I drove to the office to personally meet with someone. Jess explained to me that they were recently bought by Seldin on July 18th and their systems were still transitioning, so she couldn't tell me where the apartments were located (which floor) or the amenities included (fireplace, walk in closets etc) without accessing it in their "old" system - which she did for one of the two units, and I greatly appreciated.
She told me that she couldn't show me any units because they are remodeling all units as they become vacant, and that even though on their own website it listed the units as available on 8/16 and 9/9, that they wouldn't actually be available until 45 days after that (pushing out to Sept and Oct move in dates). I was ok with this as well, because that meant I would be moving into a freshly remodeled unit, and I am not on a specific time crunch.
We discussed pricing (which was higher in her system than quoted on the website, but only by $5, so not a big deal AT ALL) and I confirmed I wanted to apply. She told me to apply online, and pay the app fee, and that they have a 72 hour turnaround on all applications. I verified the app fee was to be paid online, not in person seeing as I was already there, and went about my way.
I submitted my application on 7/31, and sent an email to Jess and Seldin directly because there was no option to make the app payment online. A few emails back and forth and all I keep hearing is that their systems are going down or passwords are not working and they have IT and tech working on the situation.
I understand technical difficulties happen, and I appreciate all of Jess's work on this, but based on a review from a year ago, Seldin has owned this property longer than just a few weeks - so I am now even more confused as to why there are "new systems" that are not working properly.
I hope things work out, but at this point I'm simply frustrated. Once things clear out one way or another, I will update my review.