lease renewal

we renewed our lease today, though we still have to sign as the signing was interrupted by a car that drove off the road and through a gate and into a ditch on our property and the manager had to cut the signing short to go out and stand in the rain and talk to the police, but hopefully jackson will walk me through the lease signing tomorrow or soon because i tend to avoid that sort of paperwork as much as i can... still, we were satisfied with the offer (that was $70 less than the initial request and $120 less than the posted rents online and well below market rates so she compromised more than jackson thought she would and enough for me to say ok... no increase from last year... improvements promised... and one big issue (algae/mold on the sidewalk) taken care of as the maintenance supervisor was out scrubbing and power washing the walkway early this morning... not perfect, not a luxury job, but a lot of labor and sweat and effort went into it and that showed me that they are willing to go many extra yards to keep us satisfied...

so i updated my review on the website apartment ratings from two stars to four stars and my single recommendation raised their overall recommendation percentage by 7%... i suppose not too many people use their site... i wish more would...

life is a compromise and we are happy with the compromise we made today...