Real Property Management of Sarasota Manatee

John was very accommodating and presented many options for moving forward with a rental. His options offered more than I've seen anyone else offer. I always felt like I was in good hands with him and his company. He was responsive, courteous, fair and offered good advice based on his many years of experience.

The response does not reflect the whole truth. My point is that all the fees were NOT disclosed up front. When I asked at the showing "what is my total cost to move in" I was told $1475 + $85 for the background check. (Note, the rent was listed as $1099 and I did not realize that the $1475 did not include first month's rent. I did not ask for clarification - that's on me and that is NOT my issue.) Next, another person sent me a link to all the fees which was listed on Zillow. This did include pet fees, an HOA application fee of $100, in addition to the above listed fees. It never included the extra monthly fees nor another fee of $75. When I got the lease it lists additional monthly fees of $12 for air filters and $5.00 to use the on-line app/portal, making my "aggregate rent" total $1116, not the advertised $1099. The lease does breaks down the $1475 ($1100 for security deposit and $375 administrative fee) and notes that one months "aggregate rent" is due when I receive the keys. I wasn't expecting the one months rent due at this time, again, this is my fault. (My question is, why wasn't this disclosed/explained at the showing?) I then received another email asking for the $1475 along with an additional $75 fee - (I still have no idea what this was for). The HOA application fee ended being $125, not $100. (I know that they don't control this fee; but some due diligence on their part would have been helpful) Lastly, when I went into the app/portal to sign up for automatic payments, there is another monthly $2.95 "echeck fee". This makes my "aggregate rent" now $1119.95. As you can see, not all these fees were communicated UPFRONT , and my statement of "every time I turned around, there was another fee that I was unaware of" rings true. specifically asked what it would cost to move in I was quoted a cost and then ended up paying twice that amt. Everytime I turned around there was another fee/charge. payments were not easy as I had to get money orders or bank checks. they were not 100% familiar with the property. told me that I needed to put water and internet/cable in my name before moving in, only to find out that they were included. this was the most stressful experience I have had trying to move into a place!