u/Individual_Back8980

Anyone else feel like apartment hunting in Bay Area is basically a gamble until after you move in, everything looks great on the tour but then you start seeing reviews about noise, management issues or safety stuff and it’s a completely different story. I want to know what people actually check before signing besides Google reviews, I’ve been trying to look more into landlord history and complaints and even came across streetsmart but wondering what locals here rely on, feel like there has to be a better way to actually know what you’re getting into before committing to a lease?