My husband and I rented from Binkley Jr for almost 4 years. We got screwed over by the people who owned the home, NOT Binkley. We would call in our concerns or if something was wrong and they would never call Binkley back or try to resolve any of the issues. They consistently sent us the w/s/t bill MONTHS late and we had to pay late fees on top of it all. Binkley himself tried to help as much as possible. In my experience, if you pay on time and are respectful, you will get that in return. The fee for background checks is to ween out the people who aren't seriously considering buying/renting. It is a steep price when you're just looking and are unsure of whether or not you will be using their services. I do also agree that a warm, welcoming, knowledgeable receptionist would have been nice. I feel as though he was just having a hard time finding the right fit for his style. We would have rented from him again if there had been anything in our price range. I would recommend Binkley Jr. to others.
My husband and I rented from Binkley Jr for almost 4 years. We got screwed over by the people who owned the home, NOT Binkley. We would call in our concerns or if something was wrong and they would never call Binkley back or try to resolve any of the issues. They consistently sent us the w/s/t bill MONTHS late and we had to pay late fees on top of it all. Binkley himself tried to help as much as possible. In my experience, if you pay on time and are respectful, you will get that in return. The fee for background checks is to ween out the people who aren't seriously considering buying/renting. It is a steep price when you're just looking and are unsure of whether or not you will be using their services. I do also agree that a warm, welcoming, knowledgeable receptionist would have been nice. I feel as though he was just having a hard time finding the right fit for his style. We would have rented from him again if there had been anything in our price range. I would recommend Binkley Jr. to others.