I was looking into renting from Beacham Apartments (there are 2 locations, but they are the same company). After receiving these reviews from LejeuneYardSales.com, I WILL NOT RENT FROM THEM.
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Hi. I don't live at Beacham Apartments anymore, but I would not recommend them to anyone. I can only speak of the ones across from the Air Station tho. We lived with roaches the entire year we were there and all they did was send the Orkin man out even though he couldn't get rid of them. The only think I like about them was big open back yard and the play area that was there. When it came time to move out they were very picky on how you cleaned. THey tried to charge me for the poison on the wall that they had for the roaches. I refused to be charged for that. They will even take off for a hair that is on the wall. It is stupid. I would continue looking for some thing else. They are cheap, but they are also nasty. Like I said, it has been a couple of years since we lived there, but I still have not heard great things about them. Hope this helps!
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I'm gonna go ahead and give you a heads up on Beachams. Drama and disrespect!
I lived there a few years ago, and didn't even finish out my lease (voluntarily). There were a lot of issues with maintenance going into my apartment while I wasn't there. I found this out through a friendly chit-chat with one neighbor out in the parking log. I mostly kept to myself -- not a big fan of getting close to strangers who later get in my business (lesson I learned from base housing years ago). I was never notified of these visits, as there was no logical explanation as to why they were in there (nothing needed to be fixed, I didn't get any complaints). I am a very clean and organized person (i.e., things are in complete order every night before I go to bed and every time I leave home). There were several occasions where I would come home from work and notice things were moved, but my suspicions weren't confirmed until I received that bit of information.
There is a bug man who comes in once a month. Twice, on separate occasions, he walked in immediately after 1 knock -- one time while I was in the shower and another time when I was home from work with a sick baby. I worked a fixed schedule, so normally I wouldn't be home on the days I knew he was coming. But even knowing what days he'll be there, there's no set time to expect him. I was not comfortable with people walking into my home, invading my privacy (which is, quite honestly, non-existent in that complex).
I won't go into details, but there was a big situation that caused 4 apartments to vacate, myself included. This was my first place by myself, after my divorce. I'm not an individual who looks for drama...I'm educated and have worked my butt off to get to where I am today. I did have the means to go legal, but I chose not to. I have not had these types of problems in any other community.
I could tell you story after story of direct hearsay from others who've had similar experiences with them. But, the best place to read some for yourself is apartmentratings.com. And also check out other apartment complexes with that site. Just beware that some of the comments are done by employees (something I was told by a former employee)...not just with Beachams, but other complexes as well.
If you do decide to go with them, please do yourself a favor and read your contract carefully. Because everything that is written in it will be literally enforced. The smallest detail can become a huge problem later on down the road. And also be advised that they have well-water, not city water. If you've never experienced well-water, you'll notice the difference after each shower. I never felt completely clean, and I had to buy special shampoo just to keep the deposits from lingering in my hair. Also, be prepared to purchase your drinking water.
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they have roaches really bad there. this guy in my husbands unit used to live there and when we would go over there there were roaches all over the place, crawling up the walls and stuff. then he moved out and moved in with us for a couple months and they were all in his stuff and then we got them and we had to exterminated our house. i know alot of places around here have them but i think they are just really bad there.
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I've stayed there with plenty of friends that lived there, in both the ones by New River, & the ones behind Navy Fed. I've heard of the electric going out at random times, a lot of late night parties, & it's almost just like the barracks, only off base. Everyone I know has moved from that place. I wouldn't recommend them.
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