Not worth it....
My boyfriend and I found this great place to rent downtown. It was renovated, but still had that nice Charleston feel to it. Well, it turns out she knows how to make things look pretty but she cuts corners and has burned bridges with many people in the process. The first day of move in we found the roof was leaking and not just a little bit. It has taken 2 months to even get her to start work on getting the corrected. And in the process we have found that she gave and gives our neighbors the total run around and they purchased the neighboring condo from her! Then our AC wouldn't cool the upstairs less than 89 degrees and she didn't think it was an issue! Finally got that fixed and then get back from vacation and the hot water stops working. Still dealing with that issue because she was to just replace a part instead of replacing the whole thing that is 20 YEARS OLD! WILL NEVER RENT FROM HER AGAIN and hoping have a reason to move out early from this place!
Absolutely the Worst!
I hired Ute to manage several properties on referral from my realtor. After 3 months of one failure after another, missing meetings, poor communication, and generally unresonable requests we tried to fire her, and she wouldn't leave. Had to get the realtor involved to have a talk with her. Stay away from Ute Appleby, she's just very unprofessional and not very easy to work with at all. She puts on a good front though... i was singing her praises until the losses started piling up!
In answer to the previous review
I am not a student well I am a student, a 55 year old student. I am also a teacher and my husband a chef who worked at Kiawah. We were not forced out and we did not leave the place unclean in fact we left it in better condition than when we moved in. You cannot argue with facts, she not only tried to but cheated us out of part of our deposit. Plus the fact that we did not receive it in the alloted time so we will be following that up because under SC law we will be getting triple our deposit. I have proof. You may be her colleague which is why you are defending her but she is crooked as the day is long.
An Absolute Delight
I can't believe that I found these reviews online and had to respond immediately, although it is not in my nature to do so. I worked with Ute Appleby and discovered a thoughtful, thorough, energetic agent who knows real estate well and is direct and reasonable. I can only think that these former comments came from disgruntled students who wanted to leave their properties without properly cleaning them. A landlord couldn't ask for better representation in having an agent who cares about the property so well, and a renter couldn't find another agent who knows the market so well. I think Ute is a fabulous agent.
A cheat
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT have dealings with this person. I have just spent two months getting our deposit back and we still haven't gotten the full amount. The first check she sent us was unsigned and the second check was in the backseat of her car for a week because she forgot to mail it. She has been negligent and uncaring and has not had one ounce of professionalism in this matter. You will be very sorry if you deal with Peridot Properties or Ute Appleby. I will be filing a formal complaint with the BBB and any organization that is a watchdog for realtors in SC and the Charleston area.
I agree.
Had an awful experience with her last year. Stay away from Ute Abbleby, she is awful to work with, she lies, very inefficient, and generally a nasty person.
Bad Agent
Do not rent from Ute Appleby. She is a horrible landlord. She has lied and cheated us. I feel bad for anyone who she enters into business with.