I would like to clarify something for the readers. Gold leaf Development is a business that manages properties primarily in the Madison area. If you like a given property such as Casa Blanca, The Addison or Autumn Creek and the amenities of a property such as a pool, fitness center or convenient parking, that's really not Goldleaf. If you like or dislike how given properties are ran, how rules related to your lease are enforced or not enforced, how the properties are maintained or how the property staff treat you, then that would be Goldleaf. Go to individual properties for their reviews, not Goldleaf Development as they are trying to promote and market properties they manage here and some reviewers are rating properties, and not necessarily Goldleafs performance as property managers. Check out the photos here, all say posted by the business owner. Goldleaf essentially gets paid by property owners to provide services such as marketing and promotion of the properties, showing the apartments, doing the busy work for the owners such as completing leasing paperwork, arranging for service providers such as for lawn care or snow removal, collecting rent payments etc.... With that said, I would not recommend Goldleaf as a perspective tenant. As many of the " not recommended" reviews indicate and as I experienced as a tenant, they are overly wonderful and nice to you when trying to get you as a tenant but once your name is on the dotted line they are darn right rude, condescending, unprofessional and disrespectful, especially when it comes to addressing issues at the property. If you expect issues to be handled in a timely manner or as they are occurring, from my experience as a tenant, you're not going to get that from a Goldleaf managed property. They have specific work hours, Monday through Friday and are not available to address issues like a noisy neighbor on weekends or at midnight, until the next business day. Then they make you out to be the problem for complaining about a lease violation such as excessive noise with comments such as " we don't get complaints from other tenants, just you." They have no onsite managers and you basically have to put up with after normal working hours disruptions or they might suggest you call police, even though the issue may not be a real police matter. Once your obligated to them because of a lease, they really don't seem to care about you or your residential concerns such as excessive noise from other tenants or their own maintenance staff, noise and flashing lights from snow plows and snow blowing equipment at 2:00am in the morning, iced walkways, or insufficient parking just to name a few things. If you have to rent from a Goldleaf managed property because housing is at such a premium near the UW campus, my advice to you would be BEWARE and be extremely diligent in documenting EVERYTHING that is wrong with your apartment and I mean everything!!! Scratched counter top, flooring or appliance, door scratches or chips, inside the fridge, stove, drawers, fronts and backs of doors, inside cabinets etc, check it all and document it all as minor or insignificant as it may seem for your own protection. Take photos of everything that is wrong and record everything wrong or damaged on your check in sheet. Also keep a copy for yourself. Believe me they will check everything extremely thoroughly when you move out and will charge you significantly, including inflated prices for such things as a burnt out light bulb and a hefty fee to change that light bulb. Read the recommended and not recommended reviews here as they provide some really good insight. I rented from a Goldleaf managed property for two years and I was not impressed with the property manager or her superiors in the business. If you're a property owner considering Goldleaf to manage your property, I would suggest reading consumer reviews, exploring your options and doing your homework. Analyze their census data near campus and in outlying areas such as in Fitchburg because they are distinctly different markets with different supply vs demand. In closing I will again say not impressed and not "top notched" as some reviewers indicated. Also, David G. Of Goldleaf, please don't leave a nicey nice, soft warm fuzzy comment on my review because your comments on reviews are in my opinion a joke and meant only to give readers a false perception of caring and sincerity...I already know from personal experience that there is little sense of "community" and that your management staff do little to effectively address and resolve issues or provide good customer service to tenants. Occasional gatherings and prize give aways might seem to be a nice token of appreciation to tenants, but let's be real, wake up and smell the roses, guess who's high rent is paying for those gatherings and prizes read more