Pepper Tree Apts

Years at this apartment: 2010 — 2011
Pepper Tree is cheap in every sense of the word. You get what you pay for. It’s a great choice if you really need to save money, but after a year I decided to move to a nicer place.
Pros:
+ Staff is friendly and helpful.
+ Maintenance resolved issues quickly and correctly.
+ It’s close to Wal-​mart and highway 6.
+ Adequate credit = no deposit necessary.
+ 25% cheaper than comparable places.
+ On bus route 33.
+ I didn’t have insect problems.
Cons:
— The construction quality is low.
— The paint job was terrible (all outlets painted over, kitchen cabinet paint dried while dripping)
— Ceiling fans are low-​quality and noisy
— Doors might as well have been made from balsa wood
— Faux wood siding was peeling off of the kitchen cabinets
— Blinds are cheap and break often.
— The area feels unsafe.
— Intersection of 2818 and Longmire: numerous drug/​DWI arrests, lots of suspicious people loitering.
— At least 3 – 4 times I came home to police cars in front of my apt. No big deal.
— One aggravated assault arrest occurred when I lived there — someone got stabbed with a pocketknife!
— I once found a used marijuana joint in the washer and a lighter in the dryer.
— I was once greeted at the door by a repo. man wanting to know if I knew anything about the owners of the car he was about to repo.
— Longmire Dr. is a busy road.
— The fitness center was «closed for renovations» at least 6 months.
— A neighboring apartment building was «under construction» the entire time I was there.
— Rent must be paid by money order. No cash, no check, no online payment. The gas station at Deacon & Longmire no longer sells money orders because of everyone wanting to get one for their rent.