I would never rent a property from this management company again. Horrible experience from start to…read morefinish. Overcharged for maintenance on and old house that was bound to need it, also severely unresponsive. Took almost 2 months to receive security deposit back, while they decided to keep over $800 for "cleaning" the house. I spent $400 to have the house professionally cleaned before moving out... Almost forgot! The make-ready was no where near done when we moved in. We had to have a whole shower replumbed because it would not turn on and were not compensated in any way. Whatever positive reviews are seen below are from these guys buying a house, they are transactional reviews. We had to deal with Bo and his horrible team for a year, and were ready to move out after having to deal with them the first couple months. Save yourself the headache.

This team is super responsive to service requests. My AC stopped blowing cold air, I put in a…read moreservice request in their super easy to use and convenient online system, within 90 minutes my AC was blowing cold air because Matt made it happen very quickly with his AC professional. Thank you Maximus Residential and Matt!

Marlena and team are fantastic to work with! We worked with Marlena to negotiate a lease moving…read morefrom across the county to the Austin area, and she made the process smooth for us from start to finish. From timely communication, professional process, and having things go exactly as promised and planned, it really makes a huge difference with a stressful move like this. Thank you to Marlena and team, we look forward to our new lease term with a great property management team like yours!

Marlena was fantastic for me as property owner getting my new construction listed and leased…read morequickly for top dollar! I'd recommend. She all the work without requiring me to meet face-to-face, generally by phone email and e-doc and handled all interactions with getting the tenants deposit and lease signed. The detail was their office assistant had a couple of typos in the docs that I had to catch and ask them to correct. I'd use her again !

April Realty has managed my portfolio of rental units for over 25 years. They have been efficient,…read moretrustworthy, always available and kept my units leased and well maintained. David has gone the extra effort on numerous occasions for me. He has decades of experience and pretty much encountered every situation that can arise with rental property. Amy has handled all the bookkeeping since I've been there, and statement are always clear and concise. I would highly recommend their services. Peace of mind is priceless.

David and his team are the best! Always responsive and very trustworthy. They managed my…read moreinvestment property for nearly 20 years and I am thankful for everything they did.

Working with Gary has been very pleasant. It is seldom that you work with other agents that are on…read moretop of things where you don't have to move the process along for your clients. I reached out to him for a client who needed to move asap. And he got him in there very quickly with no issues I couldn't have done it without him! will definitely be excited to work with him in the future.

Would highly recommend using Knipps Properties and I wish I would have found them sooner to manage…read moremy property. The Management company I was using had failed several times in finding me a good tenant. I decided to sell my property and contacted Skye at Knipps Properties. Skye was excellent and a true professional. He was always there to answer my questions and got back to me quickly. He sold my home in a very quick time frame in the middle of winter. Honestly, if I would have known him prior to making the decision of selling I would have had it and manage the property all along.

I cannot say enough good things about Victoria and my experience with Smart City! I've worked with…read moreVictoria for the past two years, and she has gone above and beyond every single time to help me find an apartment that actually feels like me. Apartment hunting is incredibly overwhelming and stressful, the options out there are endless, and a lot of apartments are deceiving, but Victoria somehow makes the entire process feel so much less scary and so much more manageable. She is patient, attentive, incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely cares about finding the right home for me -- not just getting me into an apartment. I trust Victoria completely, which says a lot. I've sent her paragraphs of apartment requirements, questions, and probably way too many messages at all hours of the day, and she has always been incredibly patient and helpful. She listens to what I'm looking for, remembers the little details, and puts real thought into finding options that fit my needs. She has exceeded every expectation I could have had for an apartment locator. One thing that really stands out to me is that I ended up signing for an apartment that unfortunately no longer works with apartment locators. Even though Victoria wasn't able to be involved in the process in the same way, she has continued to be incredibly supportive and helpful. That really says everything about the kind of person she is. She genuinely cares about her clients and wants them to be happy, even when there's nothing in it for her. This was my second year working with Victoria, and the fact that I continue to come back to her speaks for itself. She has made what could be one of the most stressful parts of moving feel exciting and even fun. Victoria has set the bar incredibly high, and I would recommend her to absolutely anyone looking for an apartment in Austin. She is the first person I would send my friends, family, and coworkers to without hesitation. I'm so grateful for everything Victoria has done for me over the past two years. She is truly an incredible apartment locator, and Smart City is lucky to have someone like her representing the company. If you're looking for an apartment, ask for Victoria -- you will not regret it!

Jordan, was nice enough. But I had to give him the area I was interested in. He did very little…read morelegwork other than tell me what I already had found out. I gave Jordan the phone number to the management properly that I eventually rented from! I would not recommend Jordan or his company for two reasons. 1.) After explaining to Jordan what I was looking for a lower crime neighborhood and less transient people. Jordan recommended The Summit apartments where residents expressed numerous transient issues. (Jordan does not know the properties at all he is just in sell mode to get his commission) 2.) They, Jordan and Smart City, are just interested in "closing the deal" and have very little sway with the properties. They, Smart City, doesn't hit multiple properties. Smart city just pushes the properties on a preselected list where I suspect Smart City gets the most commission. The leadership cannot be that great if this is their business plan! Push the properties on their preselected list! Like I said I had to go to the neighborhood that I liked, 45th and Guadalupe, and get a flier from one of the properties and then call the properties listed on the flier. I ended getting the apartment on my own. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME.. Smart City only wants to close the deal and collect full commission on the least amount of effort on their part. I will not do business again with Smart City! Such a waste of time!

AIR was great to work with during the sale of our home in Austin. Michelle & Neil were…read moreknowledgeable about the market, communicative and worked diligently to get our house sold in a tough market. We were out of state during the entire process but Michelle & team kept us in the loop and provided insights and worked to get the sale completed. Recommend AIR & Michelle for your real estate needs! You will be in good hands!

Just Win Baby! We…read morefeel extremely fortunate to have closed on our home at the end of January. The Austin housing market went from hot and highly competitive, to rockets to the moon levels. We felt Michelle gave us the best chance to win with every offer we submitted. When our offer wasn't accepted, she had relationships with seller agents to provide feedback back to us on why we didn't win. This level of communication and feedback was extremely helpful with keeping us sane in this crazy market. During the process, Michelle offered helpful advice and guidance on neighborhoods, home conditions, inspectors and more.

Still not easy to deal with, but credit where due, they are managing the apartment better but the…read moreplace has gone a bit downhill overall with the quality of tenants they're allowing to move in. My rent went up by 20% which they probably don't have control over and the property owner is more to blame, but just as it was the case last year, they were advertising cheaper units on their website than what they offered me as an established tenant. Just as last year when I asked them why the advertised rates on the website for a clean new unit with new appliances and fresh flooring is lower than what they're offering me, they said "Oh we haven't updated the website". I think the better term is "Bait and switch". There is no excuse for not updating the website. The complex is also now using some weird variable rent table based on income but RPM doesn't disclose exactly how it works which means that if you don't want to give RPM and the ownership (who is anonymous though it's easy enough to find out if you research the corporate name) all your financial information (including all assets), you will be paying the full market rate (which is up 20% as mentioned above) as punishment and they did not budge on that price even a single penny. They claim the only way to see if you can get a discount is to follow their Hunger Games routine to prove that you're poor enough for the secret owners to take pity on you and throw you a bone. Is it a government program? According to the manager, "it's not a program! you just give us all your information and we send it to the owners and if you fall within government established poverty levels you get a discount!" "So the owner is doing it out of the goodness of their heart?" Clearly RPM is not allowed to say what's going on and after some back and forth, she was trying to make it sound like I was some sort of simpleton who didn't know anything about the Houston rental market while she who just moved to the city a few years ago knew all. I've been living here 4 years longer than she has been in the industry, but yeah, she knows more about the various neighborhoods and market values here. I stopped listening when she was comparing our 50 year old property with aluminum wiring with the 14 year luxury property across the street but here but I digress. My guess is that the ownership got some sort of government funding for their new construction projects and the stipulation is that they have to offer rental assistance in return. That's speculation on my part but it's better than the "Benevolent Real Estate Mogul" implication RPM is trying to push. I just wish RPM didn't try to insult our intelligence and was upfront about what's going on. While I was looking at other apartments, the other managers I spoke with gave me much more information about what's going on here. Again, I'm sure ownership is playing their part in this but RPM could be less condescending and disclose what's going on to the property.

Terraces at Perkins Rowe. Baton Rouge…read more I would like to express my ongoing concern regarding the handling of my lease termination and the application of the 60-day notice requirement. While I understand that the lease contains a written notice provision, what I find troubling is the manner in which that provision has been applied under the circumstances of my tenancy. From the beginning of the leasing process, I made it clear that the apartment was needed only for the duration of my son's temporary internship and that there was no intention to renew or extend the lease. In fact, that understanding was the entire reason we entered into a short-term lease despite paying a premium rate. Because our intent was openly communicated before the lease was even signed, it is difficult for me to understand how the purpose of the notice requirement was not already satisfied in substance. What makes this situation feel predatory in nature is the appearance that the company is relying on a technical notice requirement to impose additional financial obligations even though management was aware from the outset that we would be vacating at the end of the lease term. From a resident's perspective, it appears that actual knowledge of our intentions has been disregarded in favor of a procedural requirement that ultimately benefits the property financially. Had Cody or Lesa explained during the leasing process that a resident signing a three-month lease but only staying two would effectively need to submit a notice almost immediately after move-in to avoid additional rent, I would have done so without hesitation.

Update: I was the 2nd person to contract to build in Edgewick in July 2007 back when it was just a…read moreconcept on paper--only a trailer and no model homes or homes of any kind existed. I moved in the 1st quarter of 2008 and so I am part of the group who has lived in Edgewick the longest. Edgewick's lots of lands and concepts are owned by Benchmark/Momark. They are the developers. They are very well known in Austin and have developed many award-winning communities (example: the Austonian downtown is their project) which is a good thing if you have any worries about Edgewick making it. I feel confident this community will build out eventually though the economic downturn has made things move slower than the original 3 year build out plan. Wes Peoples is the new builder. You can see that the new homes under construction are modern design so it does look a little funny next to the original homes that are not modern. Having said that from looking at the quality of work the homes are actually improved. Once the community is built out it will hardly be noticeable. From here I will break down a Pro and Con List. Let's start with Cons: --You are living in SE Austin in an area that has not yet gone through gentrification. There is crime in the area though not enough to stress about. There have been very random, minor break-ins with vehicles mostly in Edgewick in the past 4 1/2 years though I personally have not been affected. This happens all across Austin especially as the city grows. If this bothers you I suggest you might want to move to Hutto or somewhere out in the country away from people. --The HOA has been very dominant over the past 4 years. Luckily they have just recently started to form a "safety committee" so that we the people have more voice. On the one hand as a good thing the fact that they run such a tight ship means the community is kept in tip top shape. Just be aware that they are always "On" so don't leave shoes scattered, put your trash can away immediately, ect. --Carlson Drive was built by Edgewick and is still maintained by Edgewick. It was supposed to be a private drive meaning the gates you see now were supposed to close Carlson off on the back end of Edgewick. You can see lots of lots ready for houses to be built circling Carlson. However the city as of now is refusing to allow Edgewick to make Carlson private. This means the dog park is technically located outside the gates of the community and is being used by the public. Though I myself don't personally mind sharing the issue at hand is when stuff gets broken or stolen. This is costing Edgewick money and therefore us the homeowners money. --The pool can really get overrun with college students in the summer. This is because some of the units in the community were purchased by parents for their kids. The HOA has recently really cracked down on monitoring the pool and the number of people allowed in. Larger parties now have to get pre-approved permission. PROS --You absolutely cannot beat the location. You have 2 major highways at your disposal (Ben White and IH-35). Because we are south of downtown you don't have as bad of a traffic mess like other parts of Austin. Zipping across Woodward or Oltorf to South Congress and downtown is a breeze. --You don't share walls with your neighbor (though the units are built close together) and each unit gets a garage. --The pool now has wifi. The pool itself is really great and the commercial grill is awesome for cook-outs. --Our community is very quiet. Sometimes there gets to be activity on Parker but those units being built and sold now are away from Parker so they won't notice as much. When I'm home I work from home and love it. --In regards to long term value you need to know that the city of Austin is dedicating a lot of $$$ to revitalizing East Riverside Drive which is just north of Edgewick beyond Oltorf. The live music scene is already moving East. This means in the future the area around Edgewick will also improve bringing the value of Edgewick up. It also means lots of cool stuff coming close. --The #7 bus route has 2 stops outside the gates of Edgewick on Parker. This bus goes straight downtown and drops off on Congress ave!! I live on this bus during SXSW. It only takes about 20 minutes to get downtown on the #7 from Edgewick once on board. --It is easy to bike ride from Edgewick as we are just across the highway from everything cool. If you want to bike on the East side you can go down Parker road, and cross Riverside where there is a bridge. Lady Bird Lake is so close to Edgewick too. --My floorplan is now called the Penn. I added an extra bathroom so I have 2 full baths. I know I'm biased but I think this is the best floor plan as everything you need is on one floor save for your washer and dryer. This also makes it safe. If you have questions about our community feel free to PM me.

Got the fuck outta Edgewick. Dont move here. HOA is finally run by residents and unfortunately we…read moreinherited a mess. The budget was not managed well by the HOA company. Residents have recently been charged mandatory assessment fees of $1000 on top of the monthly fee to get the budget back to where its supposed to be. Monthly HOA fees were over $210 a month when left and they were about to raise them again. Landscapping is more absent than its ever been in this community. We usually get a once a year spring mulch replacement for every yard in the community around April that did not even happen this year for the first time in the eight years that I lived at Edgewick. So much turnover in neighbors, its hard to get to know anyone and many people rent their properties. Not much of a community. I would seriously reconsider moving into Edgewick. Dont get me started on the current lawsuit about structural construction issues on some of the properties.

I worked with Jason to both sell my existing house and purchase the next one. I will definitely…read morework with him again in the future & recommend him to anyone who needs a realtor! He's friendly, attentive, responsive, reasonable and doesn't hesitate to share his feedback, good & bad, or just for things I hadn't thought of. I was looking for someone with an experienced perspective, not just a yes-person, and that was my experience with him. On the selling side, some of my family had agents in the past who went unreasonably overboard with staging or bending over backwards for prospect buyers, and that was not my experience here, which I'm very grateful for. We dealt with a Prospect buyer/agent combo who were at times unreasonable, waited until the last minute to ask for things & where the agent didn't do a good job at managing their clients' expectations, and Jason handled a lot of those tougher interactions before I even had to, and was instrumental to getting us through close. On the buying side, he was a great guide & we closed without issues, in the neighborhood I was shooting for & within my budget.

Jason initially engaged with me regarding my rental, but ultimately refused to take it on after…read morewasting a full week of my time waiting for a property viewing. Only then did he disclose that he does not handle rentals below a certain price point, which he should have communicated upfront. He referred me to another real estate company that has been disappointing, and I am now stuck dealing with the consequences. Overall, an unprofessional and frustrating experience that I would not recommend.

Jenny Rosas was awesome to work with while we looked for a house in Onion Creek. She kept us in the…read moreloop without ever being pushy, which we really appreciated. Anytime we had questions, she was quick to respond and always had good, clear answers. What stood out most was how she never made us feel pressured. She gave us space to figure things out while still being super supportive in the background. It made the whole process a lot less stressful and way more enjoyable. She reached out within hours of the new listing that matched our slightly unique wishlist, and two days later, we were under contract and rolling. Thanks to Jenny, we found a great home and actually enjoyed the journey getting there. Highly recommend her if you're looking in the area!

I worked with Brooks summer 2022 to purchase a property in Austin and we reconnected again this…read moreyear to sell the property. Brooks was such an awesome agent to work with. He was responsive, reliable, and patient while dealing with the other realtor. He always checked in on us and sent us updates very quickly! As an out of state buyer, it was encouraging to know that Brooks is there to guide us through everything. I would highly recommend Brooks to be your agent :)