Truth be told, I'd like to give AFPM 4.5 stars, but I feel like some reviews on here are highly unfair, and they deserve the extra boost to help their overall rating.
No rental experience is perfect for tenants in the valley. We are at the mercy of more people needing homes than there are homes, and continuously rising rent. I had absolutely the cutest (albeit a little beat up) house in Mesa for one year that I rented from AFPM. I wanted to lease it again, but the market called for a ridiculous increase in rent. AFPM tried to give me a little break to keep me, but I finally just threw in the towel and bought a house instead.
Like a lot of people on here, I had a great experience landing the rental initially, and AFPM was Johnny-on-the-spot to fix a trashed garage door opener. I had NO issues at all with them until I moved out, and a $1900 security deposit turned into an $800 refund. There were about $300 in fees that were part of the lease I signed; $100 to rekey and about $200 in admin fees but that still left about $800 taken out. And yes, I 'left the place better than I found it' ( I mean, don't we all?) and was not happy. I emailed Susan with my concerns. My initial email was emotional and all over the board, and she emailed me back and said 'the expenses stand'. So, I tried again. This time I examined each of the bills provided, compared my initial photos to their ending photos, found a carpet/floor cleaning discrepancy, and emailed her with those items. Susan investigated each one for me, and ended up sending me almost $500 more security deposit refund. Does it suck that I had to be the one to instigate the contact to get my money back? Yes! But guess what... we're all human, including the people at AFPM, and instead of whining and complaining, I prepared professional email with proof of what I felt were unfair charges, and Susan agreed.
A few things. Don't complain on YELP about the fees you agreed to cover in your initial lease. These include the large late fee for turning in your keys and garage door openers on the day after your lease end, and not the days of. It's unacceptable for someone to give a one star for that when their lease calls for it. Also, get over having to pay for a mailbox key. It's the law that a new mail recipient get a new mailbox key from either the HOA representative, the post office, or related agent with no parties in between touching that key. Spend the $40 and don't complain about a law that AFPM has no control over (and yes, other property mgmt companies are doing it wrong if they give you an old mail key, including setting you up for mail fraud opportunities) .
Renting is not fun. Finding a rental is not fun. Moving is not fun. Cleaning is not fun ( note - your lease calls for a professional cleaning and professional floor cleaner. USE the ones AFPM recommends. If it's not done right, they'll go back to those folks to fix it. Note to AFPM; find someone else besides Jessica, I still think she overcharged for a lot of things that were perfectly clean) . But in the big picture, I think the crew at AFPM gets it RIGHT. They MUST follow their lease to a 't'. They must adhere to the market, and yeah... that's expensive for tenants right now, but it is unavoidable. And when you get to the end of your lease and you think the amount returned on your deposit is unfair, provide PROOF. Susan will take your side. She's a smart, serious, savvy business person and she KNOWS this market and the rules and laws. I recommend them highly to people looking to rent. My future may include owning rental properties, and if that pans out, they will be my choice for management. read more