Apartment Review for Homestead Apartments - Fullerton, CA

I have lived here for almost a year. I just viewed this website today for the first time. It appears most of the reviews here are made by people who have had unfortunate experiences and should not reflect the reality of life at the Homestead. The fact that there are hundreds of units here, litterally, and only about 17 reviews says something. This place has been around since the 70's. Compared to other apartments I've lived in which have been around just as long, this place is well taken care of. The tile in our unit is all new, and they added some addtional tile on request when I moved in. We got a great discount for the first nine months of our lease and saved a total of 900 bucks as a result. The management staff was very friendly and did a great job when we moved in (except the Plaza apt manager, she though way too much of herself), however, recently we met our new mgr and she is somewhat less helpfull. This is expected, I can't remember the last time I had a really good apartment manager, can you?? The grounds are beautifull, lots of greenery, creates a mellow feeling. The parking is marginal, we have an assigned spot which is always available, and access to an open spot, which we rarely have trouble finding. No guest parking is a pain though. The fact that this place is two blocks from the college should tell you something. Don't move in if you don't want to live in a college town. Use some common sense, if you elderly and looking for peace and quite, this is not your place. If you like not worrying about making some noise of your own every once in a while, and having neighbors hip enough to not be up in your grill, then this is the place for you. The pools are cold and the jacuzzi is luke warm which really sucks, becuase the jacuzzis are in a good spot and would rock out if they were super hot. This place overall in good. We have enjoyed living here for the most part and are considering extending the lease, if they turn up the jacuzzis. They are cat friendly. They have lots of spiders from time to time, I've found two black widows on the patio, but your surrounded by nature, so deal with it. Maybe we lucked out with a good unit, or maybe everyone else who wrote a review needs to find something constructive to do with their life besides complain about the fact they have enough money to pay rent and live in north Orange County. This place is located in a good spot, right near the freeway (stay away from the side of the community, it's the only place where the noise can be a problem, we're in the middle and can never hear it), easy access to the 57 and right across the street from Target in case you need to pick something up or eat some bad food. I would reccomend this place to anyone who enjoys living, and can't afford to buy a home. Don't be fooled by other reviews, I tell no lie. Fullerton tokers town, a kick ass place to call home.