This place is littered with ""for sale"" signs and I wondered why when looking for a house to rent here. But buyer beware has no precedence when you have 5 kids and on the cusp of a foreclosure.
So when I signed the ""Lease to Purchase"" form I was insanely happy with the home and price; A sweet $899 for rent of a 3 bedroom (1900SQFT) and... land??? Whats the deal with the land? Okay, it is a manufactured home community and I am renting a manufactured home but it looks like a home on the inside. Then I thought to my self that they want $36K to outright buy it and the ""Actual"" rent is $479. So I am paying $430 for land rent? WHAT!!! Well that's not the problem... Here's where the REAL problem kicks in.
You are NOT allowed to do anything to the land that your house sits on, whether you rent or purchase, without management permission. Oh, it gets worst... much worst. Management consists of ONE 5 foot terror-in-heels that has a grip lock on her staff so that every decision comes down to her. So what you want to do with the over-priced chunk of property, which by the way you are required to keep the way THEY want it, is the bosses decision. You like tall grass? Forget it. A swing? Forget it. It is her community, right? Isn't that the definition of community... single decision dictatorship? There are reports from tenants that management have removed bikes and cars from properties on a moments notice, performed inquiries on peoples' personal lifestyle decisions and tell you what can and cannot put on your house. It's not a bluff or a simple cramp in your day. They impose HUGE fines for infractions.
There shouldn't be anyone in the office because everything you request to be done has to be in writing. You can talk to them, if you want, but bring a voice recorder and be ready to play it to her superior or go to court because the ""Boss"" will lie when necessary.
Also, It took the maintenance 3 months to fix what took them an hour to do. No parts orders. Just a few requests. Maybe they should come here on a part time basis, too. Then again, they won't have as much time being the eyes and ears of Boulder Ridge. Gossiping cronies.
I used to come here with my friend Andrew, back in 2004. This place was alive and bustling. I thought it was incredible that a neighborhood that you had to get to via a two lane backwoods and sometimes flooding roads was that populated. Now, there are better roads, and MUCH better choices. You can tell just by looking around here, no matter how un-lived in the property looks.
Unless you found anything I just described something you can look past or pleasantly appealing, (maybe you need that type of guidance) than the short and sweet - Until management changes hands and the harm that has scarred the mentality of this community that lies in the far reaches of Pflugerville fades... STAY AWAY.
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