Lynda and Dave Raymer are reliable, honest, and trustworthy people, which makes renting from them as easy as renting any place can be. They clearly care about providing their clients with the best possible experience - this is evident in everything from the affordability of their properties to the pride they take in maintaining them.You cant go wrong with the Raymers.
The Raymers are easily the best landlords in Lafayette, Indiana. I’ve lived in one of their downtown properties for several years now and have no intentions of moving. Maintenance is prompt and the properties are well maintained. Their prices are unbeatable for the amount of space you get.I’ve been very pleased with both my home and their service. I cannot recommend them enough.
I rented through Lynda and David in 2018. I loved my apartment, and the price was very fair. I could reach them very easily when I needed something for my apartment, and I will rent with them again If Im back in the area.
I have tried three different landlords during my five year stay and they were by far the best. I staid two years so far and just renewed my lease for my last year.They are very fast to answer to a phone message; the husband comes do maintenance himself - he bought and installed an AC unit for me, for instance. He also cares for the property - when it snows, you see him shoveling the snow in front and around the house, or salting the stairs. When there were storms, I saw him checking the roof and cleaning all debris.The wife is in charge of the financial side of the business, but she also helped me - I got locked out once (which NEVER happened to me before hah) and she came under 10mn to open the door for me.During COVID, we got messages of support and they were apparently open for discussion if you had problems paying the rent. They also indicated they could still come for maintenance and repairs if needed, and that theyd be wearing a mask. They didnt raise the rent in 2021, probably in connection with COVID.And for Xmas, you get a card and a box of cookies (not primordial, but so nice :) )Altogether, so far, I have been treated fairly, and I feel like on the rare occasion I got a no from them, it was with good reasons. I havent dealt with them about the deposit yet - always a problem in America, in my 9-year experience! - but I have friends who rented with them before and they had no problem getting their deposit back.
The Raymer Historical Apartments were a good place to live. The apartments are generally pretty well kept, and the maintenance prompt. The landlords do a great job of keeping the outside of the property clean and kept up, even in the nasty winter. The experience of living in one of their apartments for 3 years was pretty good.The only problem we encountered the entire three years of renting with them was when we moved out. These landlords hunt for things to charge you for so they dont have to give back a full return. If anything happens while you live there, such as a window glass pane suddenly falling free from the locking mechanisms, youll be held accountable and charged for the fix. Other things to watch out for if you want your full return is to scrub, clean, and scrub some more. We cleaned things 3 times, and they still said we didnt clean certain things like the stove and oven (14 hours went into that...)If you want to protect yourself further, remember to take pictures of the entire place when you move in to show what was there before you. This should help protect you from unfair charges when you move out.----I have a friend that lives there now, and the apartment this friend has NOT been taken care of, and things are falling apart. They told me how the blinds disintegrated and fell off for no reason one day, and the windows arent sitting well in the wall. Its extremely drafty and very, very cold.Perhaps more aggravating (and more worrisome) is that they advertised this apartment as having a stairwell included in the actual living space. The door to the apartment is at the base of this stairwell, so that makes sense. However, the door popped open, and the landlords refuse to fix it, nor the lock. Instead, they renigged on the concept that the stairwell is part of the apartment and told my friend to take all their stuff in the secondary door. Essentially, they refuse to take responsibility for that little thing.