Looking for a decent walkable apartment situation (mile or less)preferably own room /but others roommates would be great. Any suggestions from someone who knows the area? (male) Is the Lorenzo complex within walking distance-what is the area like between the complex and campus? Thanks for any info.
No Lorenzo is not walking - and shuttles can sometimes be annoying and not that reliable, but it is a beautiful complex. Gateway is just outside the campus gates, offers some great perks and close to food. Don’t want to push it too much, but we had the easiest 2 years at Gateway. No headaches at all. But not cheap, that’s for sure.
Thanks so much for the info. Will Check out Gateway for sure.
@leeislegal Good thing about Gateway is you pay for your own bed, you are not responsible for others. So if you don’t have 3 friends to bring along to rent an apartment, Gateway is super easy. In outside housing, the rent is the responsibility of all, so if one bails, or leaves school, or just doesn’t pay on time, the rest can be stuck with the burden and late fees. I have experienced both renting at Gateway and outside houses and apartments. I get a student liking the independence of a house or small apartment complex, but frankly, we had a lot more hassle with them - bugs, noisy neighbors, maintenance delays, internet not working. I had the utilities in my name and had to get payments from the others, that type of thing. Which didn’t bother my kid as much as it did us as parents, cause we were paying a fortune for all the headaches. We just autopaid the monthly rent for the one at Gateway and things always worked, if they broke they fixed it, and they could take the elevator down to food and was right next to campus. We could park there when we visited cause they have retail parking below. Didn’t have to worry about packages getting stolen off a porch or not delivered. Has a fitness center and beautiful wading pool. Just made sense. We worked with a gal named Katy there - if she is still around, she was great. Ask if you can get any bios or matching with potential room mates. Good luck!