I'm pleased to add a 2022 review to the 5-star ratings that Castle Keepers were graded from…read more2011-2021. My family and I have been renting in SLO and NORCAL for the past 15 years. For the last eight months, I'm currently renting a house that Castle Keepers manage in SLO and could not be more pleased. From the very beginning when I contacted them to view the property until today when a repairman just left after fixing the reverse osmosis drinking water system, they're the BEST, most RESPONSIVE, most PROFESSIONAL property managers I have ever known. If they're managing a home you want to rent, you are in luck! Castle Keepers are the G.O.A.T. (https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/g-o-a-t/)

The best property manager I have ever worked with! I have multiple rental properties in a variety…read moreof states. Without a doubt Castle Keepers is the most responsive, organized, and reasonably priced property management company. They coordinated all of the projects to get my property in good rental condition, found outstanding tenants, and proactively sent me updates with each step. They far surpass others. I wish they had offices in other locations and I would immediately move all of my properties to them. It is so very refreshing to work with their team.

We showed up without an appointment and after sitting down with Realtor Mike Moss to discuss what…read morewe were looking for in buying a house in SLO, hired him as our agent. Mike was very patient working with us as we were not yet focused on a specific area in the county. After many months and trips to view potential houses in Los Osos, Morro Bay and SLO, we finally narrowed the focus on SLO City. We then toured various neighborhoods until we found a couple of areas to really focus on. Mike was patient, thoughtful and helpful all throughout this process and when we found the house for us, he was instrumental in our plan of making a successful offer and getting us through escrow. Can't say enough about Mike and how professional and personable he was throughout the process. He made the stressful process of finding and buying a home so much easier! Highly recommend Mike Moss and Comet Realty!

I would never recommend renting with Comet Realty under any circumstance, especially if Courtney…read moreHuckabay is your realtor. Over the two years that I rented a property from her, she was unprofessional, uncommunicative, rude, and overall unhelpful. When I moved out, she messed up the deposits between me and my roomate, resulting in large sums of money being sent to the wrong people. During my time renting through Comet Realty, Courtney yelled at two of the tenants over the phone for calling with some simple questions about the property, demanded we renew our lease in a very short amount of time, refused to fix two of the appliances that came with the house, and refused to help after making mistakes concerning our security deposits. If you are thinking of renting through Comet Realty, I would suggest you seek elsewhere, or at least stay far away from Courtney Huckabay.

Terrible company- completely incompetent staff. Company does not answer e-mails from homeowners on…read moretime for urgent matters, overcharges on fees & document processing, and staff is downright rude. Horrible company-.

We've worked with them twice now and have enjoyed working with Cadence greatly! She's extremely…read morefriendly as well as accommodating.

We read all the awful reviews, and signed anyways. It was a low price compared to other locations…read moreand close to campus. Parking was a non issue. There were some broken things inside (couple refrigerator drawers, and a torn section of the carpet) and upon walk thru, they had someone come out and fix it prior to moving in. The call to maintenance for some sink issues got sorted out quickly, we got charged, but it was due to one of the roommates having a fork jammed down in the disposal. The charge was low and made sense. Upon moving out, took about 3-4 weeks to get deposit back, but they had been communicated to us at move out. Got full deposit back. Place felt safe. Laundry was alright - little rough on the clothes but fine. To me, 4 stars: opted for an apartment building with lower rent and got what we paid for. Got help when needed. Got deposit back.

Awful company. Please please read the reviews before renting from these people…read more Awful communication, unprofessional customer service and extremely rude. Three separate times had maintenance men enter my apartment unannounced, company never did anything to soothe the issue. Property upkeep was never attended too, laundry room door broken for 2 months, rats etc running around the complex flooding multiple times from busted water heaters, would take months to solve any issue even though rent was over 2000 dollars. I've warned all friends and family to not rent from this company. I'm astonished staff has not improved at all after reading months into these reviews what a poor company!

For $$$ HOA and landscaping service this is what i have to deal with every Thursday!!!!! Either…read morethey blow dust to our house or leave dirt in my front yard. VERY SLOPPY WOrk! Have to clean up after themselves!!!! This is ridiculous.

The last few years we rented through JDR and only moved since we purchased a home. If we hadn't…read morepurchased a home we would still be with them. From the beginning, and throughout our rental, JDR provided us good service, good communication and always took care of any service requests quickly and effectively. I would recommend JDR to anyone in the SLO area looking for a place to rent.

Shannon is an amazing property manager with an eye for detail and getting the job done quickly and…read moreefficiently.

I have been a tenant with SLO RPM for about three years, and cannot imagine renting from any other…read moreproperty management organization. I absolutely get the feeling of renting from a private owner rather than a company. Shannon has always responded to my needs promptly and professionally. During the unprecedented time of COVID, they offered nothing but support and references for assistance. Beyond that, they have always assisted us with any questions or concerns in a caring and positive manner. I feel like I hit the lottery with the condition, amenities, and consistent fair and competitive rent offered by SLO RPM. I have heard horror stories of other rental agencies in SLO, and am beyond thankful that my experience with Shannon and SLO RPM has been the opposite. Thank you for helping myself and my pup find a place to call home for all these years!

What more can a college-student ask for from Ceder Creek Apartments? The units are spacious, there…read moreis a nice pool, and there are numerous BBQ grills around the Complex.

As a parent, if I had to do this over again, I would not have my child rent from this apartment…read morecomplex.

Absolute condescending manners from this business. Called the front asking some genuine questions…read morethe response was extremely rude and unprofessional sarcastically replying "I think you know the answer to that question" and when I said I did not continued with more rude comments. Sad as I had much interest. I wouldn't dare be involved with them. Trash people, I'd avoid.

I called regarding an apartment rental. The guy I spoke to was rude, condescending and…read moreunprofessional. The first thing I told him was the date I was looking to begin the rental. He asked me many, many questions and then said it wouldn't be available till the month prior. Waste of time.

After calling most of the property management companies in San Luis Obispo, I finally happened upon…read moreMcNamara Realty. The ladies in the office were friendly, helpful, and personable. Considering that McNamara seems to be one of the bigger companies in the area, I don't see why I would ever rent from another company in San Luis Obispo. Thank you McNamara for remembering that customer service is important, and that being friendly goes a long way.

The property next to me is maintained by McNamara and the tenants they rent to have been…read moreirresponsible and unneighborly. I have spoken to the tenants directly and they don't care. I have reached out to McNamara multiple times about issues with the tenants and no follow up. Currently there is a tenant that chain smokes and leaves trash outside the house. The property smells and is attracting rats. I've called the police multiple times for late night noise issues and have filed multiple complaints to the city about the tenants.

I like to think I'm a somewhat mature student past the 21-crazy-age-stage going to school,…read morestudying, and working a local job. I'll try to be as unbiased as possible (unless stated) to just give the facts about these apartments for all you potentials out there. Pros: 1. It's super close to campus. It takes me 11 minutes each day to walk out my front door and into my classroom door in the Education building second story. 16 minutes door to door to the Bonderson Project Building. And I live in the back corner of the condo complex. My roommates ride bikes and I'm sure it cuts that time into a fourth. 2. Some may consider this a con, but management is somewhat strict about having parties in Pine Creek. Small gathering sure, but if they get tipped off about a party, they leave everyone a friendly warning note and then crack down if nobody listens. Cons: 1. The train that comes through honking it's horn at ungodly hours...and that means ANY time of the day or night. But I guess if it prevents a death then sure. Doesn't bother me too much if I'm already passed out. 2. Depends more on what side of the complex that you live on, but pretty much you'll either be bordering a railroad track or a different apartment complex. The other apartment complexes get super loud pretty much every night of the week with parties and gatherings. If one party group moves out of the apartment, another seems to move in. Mostly only an issue for the rooms that face the back of the complex. 3. Parking sucks. Each apartment gets ONE pass for the lot and has a garage way. For most apartments with four people, that means one person has to find parking on some other street a block away. For us, we happen to be able to fit three compact cars into our single lane garage thanks to an extended fire lane. Basically though, single lane garages themselves just suck for many reasons. Notes: 1. Each condo is privately owned by a different person (managed by a company I believe to enforce the rules). Thus each condo has it's own characteristics. Ie the third story might be either a loft or an actual room...who knows?! Some of the places are decorated and fixed up super nice. Some have carpets that could definitely use changing. 2. First floor gets pretty cold in winter, and third floor room/loft gets pretty hot since all the heat rises (and might have the boiler in the closet). If you have loud roommates and don't want to listen to them, the first floor is probably the most secluded (ours even has its own bathroom/shower). Overall, this place isn't that bad to live at, especially if you want to be close to campus. But I've had much better. Plus my bias is that I normally prefer households to apartments/condos.

I don't usually write Yelp reviews but my experience with Farrell Smyth and Pine Creek was so…read morehorrible that I thought I'd share. First off, if you do decide to live in these apartments do yourself a favor and find one that is privately owned so you do not have to go through FS. From the day we moved into our apartment everything was falling apart. All of our kitchen appliances were from the seventies and therefore were barely usable. Our garbage disposal broke almost every week which would leave our sink overflowing and our entire kitchen smelling like rotting food. We had water damage on our ceiling that no one ever dealt with. Towards the end of the year our apartment was infested with mice. We called FS every week but they would just forward us to maintenance and then no one would ever show up. They refused to pay for traps so we had to buy them ourselves. We also had bats living in our roof by our deck and no one, not one person, showed up to deal with them despite the fact that we also called out this multiple times. The bats would leave feces all over our deck, you can get lung cancer from that shit. They charge you way too much money for how much of a shithole it is. Yes, the apartments are close to campus but honestly, I would rather live somewhere farther and clean, than in some dirty animal infested apartment. Trust me when I say that if you talk to anyone about Farrell Smyth they will only have negative things to say about them.