I rented with them, and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. My apartment was a studio that I paid 610 a month for. That includes the 30 extra for parking (which I heard has gone up in price). This studio did not come with a stove. There was a small hotel-sized fridge (not a mini fridge) and a microwave. The only sink was in the bathroom and was literally a kitchen sink put in the bathroom. The landlord only accepts cash or cashier's checks for rent, which requires visiting the office in person once a month. If you have to rent from them, I recommend talking to his secretary as much as possible instead of talking to him. This man has no common sense or empathy. I asked him to specifically put in the lease that I needed 24 hours' notice for him to enter my apartment, unless in an emergency, because I have an anxiety disorder. He broke this multiple times by telling me a couple of hours beforehand that he was going to show my apartment on days I had classes. He forgot multiple times that I had a cat, which I had given him documents for being an emotional support pet when I signed the lease. Everytime he asked to show my apartment, I had to remind him not to let my cat out because I would not be home at that time. I lived on the top floor of a very old building on Rosemary Lane. The summer was terrible because the hallways and stairs were not cooled. The stairs outside to the parking lot are falling apart. He only takes care of the weeds growing in the back, where the parking lot is, maybe thrice during the summer. He constantly parks in the only driveway to the parking lot in the back when he is showing apartments, and he gives no warning of doing this, so god forbid you have a doctors appointment or emergency and need to leave. If you don't want to pay for the parking lot, you can park on the street for free but the street is always parked up as much as possible, and you can barely drive on that road, which is supposed to be a two way road. When I first moved in and had utilities turned on, I also had to fight with him to come out and unlock the utilities to my apartment because he said it was the city's job and the city told me my utilities were already on and I would have to pay for them to send someone else out to do it. The fire alarms went off randomly for no real fire three times while I was living there. Once was at 11 pm when I had a 14-hour shift the next day, and it took him an hour to show up and turn them off. read more

I don't think I have never left a review on any website in my life, but I'm willing to do so here because Hinshaw Properties is by far, the most despicable, unprofessional, DANGEROUS, negligent, disgusting company that I (or anyone else I have known) have ever dealt with in my life. Specifically, Paul Hinshaw should not be running ANY business because he will keep you in the worst possible living conditions as long as you are giving him your money. Dangerously negligent. DO NOT IGNORE THE BAD RATINGS this company has INTERNET-WIDE, not just on Yelp. This is the only business that truly deserves to be shut down for the health/safety of others. Broke my lease, thank god. While I could write paragraphs detailing why, I'll try to briefly summarize what you can expect if you decide to ignore the hundreds of red flags (if anyone wants proof via photos/videos I took there, message me): - When I moved in, multiple bulbs didn't work, had to replace them myself, and maintenance (surely under Paul's direction) waited 42 days to fix my central bedroom light. Also, it was dirty, multiple nonfunctional features, none being fixed except the light. It was also at 65-75% humidity at all times, excessively dusty, bugs running everywhere. - Since move-in, multiple raccoons/squirrels lived inches above my head, which I could see with my own eyes since the property was decrepit and had a gap b/w the wall and closet, allowing them to stick their noses into my room. Loud, smelly, nuisance, and literally violates municipal codes. Paul never made any effort to remove them UNTIL I had lived with them for over two months and called the city inspector, who forced Paul to hire an exterminator under the threat of monetary penalties (the city inspector also told me he was familiar with Paul because of numerous past complaints, surprise surprise). Before that, Paul's method to remove the raccoons was to set up cages, far down in the basement, for months, with no results... (my friend who lived in the neighboring apt for a year longer than me had been dealing with them for 6 months under Paul's genius method). When Paul was forced to hire an exterminator, Paul authorized them to remove a squirrel from a trap on the roof above my car, causing squirrel blood to pour all over my car's hood (this sounds fake, it's not - I have the video showing my car). - During a night of raining, a STREAM (not leak) came pouring through my ceiling. The next morning, approximately 4x4 foot wet, brown patch on the kitchen ceiling had been dripping onto my curtains and the stovetop. Breeding ground for mold. Paul did nothing to fix this (again, until I called the city inspector and he was faced with having to pay for his negligence). - I asked Paul if I could move to larger empty upstairs unit since former tenant broke his lease (surprise) and mine was unlivable. I knew former tenant paid $675/month. Paul quoted me at $800/month to move there and ignored the complaints/health issues included in my text requesting this. - The disgusting condition of the unit (dust, I think there must be mold too) led me to develop breathing problems where I was wheezing and coughing for one month straight. I've never had respiratory issues or allergies. I went to urgent care, required an inhaler everywhere I went (and meds) because of the impact on my lungs not improving, on 11/7/21 I went to the ER because I was so short of breath. Yes - that sounds dramatic, and that's because it is. Overall, seriously, for your health and well-being, avoid this place. There are plenty of places to live in Columbia and there's a reason he keeps his price relatively low - to lure people looking for those prices in because he knows they need any cheap housing. It's disgusting, and very akin to a slum lord. read more

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The one star is for the only positive thing that came from this horrible, problematic, disorganized and downright moronic property management... We threw some damn good parties, so thank you Hinshaw Properties for providing us with that. ON THE CONTRARY: I have never met a more incompetent, ignorant and ruthless group people trying to run a "business" in my life. Firstly, their office is located in the most sketchy, run down neighborhood of Columbia which made it difficult to comfortably pay rent (They don't have online payments, so every month we got to visit this dump). When you step into this office, its unclear if humans work there, or if they just let animals run in and throw shit around. Papers were stacked up as tall as the average male all across the room... don't expect them to find your paperwork in a timely manner. Stacee, the front desk manager, was the best thing this company has going for them. Needless to say, nothing you say to her gets translated to the rest of the employees, creating another mess in itself. We tried to stay away from that place as much as we could. The condition of this house was absolute shit. It looks like they hadnt repainted the walls in 10 years and was chipping off everywhere (we were also charged $100 from our deposit for "paint damage" WTF) Our air conditioning was practically non existent during the summer which racked up a $500 electric charge. In winters, the rooms were so freezing that we had to use space heaters constantly. It got so cold sometimes that we had to sleep elsewhere!!!! No repairs were made when asked unless we asked multiple times. And then when they did decide to complete the repair, they would then enter the house as they pleased, with no warning or knock! Sometimes their maintenance men would show up at like 8am, shirtless and disgusting asking if they could come in to fix things. So unprofessional. I hope you're still reading cuz it gets better. At the end of the lease we went to clean everything so they wouldn't steal our money anymore than they already have. In the vacant rooms in the basement, there was a thick layer of mold growing around the vents and UP THE DOORS (see photos). None of us had gone in there because we didnt need to! Black mold was growing all over the ceiling and we noticed that they tried to scrape it off and paint over it. This was top 10 one of the most disgusting things i've ever had to encounter. Honestly we don't have one positive thing to say about this company or its house. Great memories were made in it but it needs to be torn down asap DO NOT RENT FROM THESE PEOPLE. THEY WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY read more

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I truly wish I could put this at a 0 star. Do not rent from these people. The management is a mess, the repair crew do the bare minimum when there is an issue. They scalp their properties out since college students need a place to live, but they do not upkeep the buildings that they own. Avoid this at all cost, go somewhere else please. read more

They were confident and friendly. I am really happy with them. Will definitely tell others about your services.

Hinshaw Rental Properties has been an excellent company. A pleasant office and maintenance staff. Highly recommend!!