Baker Management Group

I currently rent from Baker and love them! I was telling some friends about them and figured why not share with the inter-​webs as that’s where I always go to get the scoop on a potential landlord. My apartment is super cute, and while slightly more than I wanted to pay, its worth it as it has tons of space, free storage, a nice laundry room w/​clothes line and bike storage, and the best landlords you could ever ask for. Plus– its month to month. Super important to me, and really hard to find. Just to let you know how awesome they are– I once e-​mailed them as I was struggling with the wash machine– it kept spitting my quarters out. It worked, just took awhile to get it started. Well by the time I was pulling my laundry from the dryer, they were over there fixing it. So total non-​emergency and it was taken care of in just over an hour. I would totally rent from them again if I weren’t in the process of buying a place!

Yep. I live here. And no, this review will not give me a discount on my rent. Baker, however, will probably give YOU a discount for moving in!
Okay, enough with the advertisements. or else you will have to pay me, Baker Management!
On my hunt for the perfect boyfriend, uh, I mean, brownstone with built-​in cabinets, wooden floors, octogan-​tiled bathroom, and a sink NOT from the 1920s (those are the one-​tub, hanging sinks with no counter space), I finally came across my apartment building. But this love story was no easy battle…
I scoured on-​line dating sites (ala Craigslist) for hours and decided to get all of my apartment dates done in two days. Yes, that’s right. Two days. And twenty-​two, three, six apartments later, I had an older, über nice gentleman by the name of Paul showing me a Baker property apartment.
I was completely in L-​O-​V-​E.
I mean, I had been through A LOT the last couple of days:
1) I met a lot of men, uh, apartments, that were incredibly small. I literally had to shimmy in between the sink and the stove. So, yes, size dooooes matter.
2) Some of the places had odd layouts. The fridge in the foyer, the stove in the closet, and «oh? you want to put a queen-​sized bed here? Yeah, only if you angle it at 83.5 degrees and lean it against the wall.» Please, don’t be weird.
3) I understand you’re only a block from Hennepin, but hrello?! I still have to park eight blocks away, so why don’t I just find an apartment eight blocks away? So, yeah, you may look good on the outside and may be popular, but I still gotta work my tush off to get to you — not gonna happen.
4) I walked in to a half-​naked girl with head phones on who forgot her apartment was up for show! Okay, whenever there’s another girl… and she’s half naked, that’s an auto «it’s over.»
5) When I saw the Baker apartment, my heart started fluttering. I saw pictures of our future together. I saw myself building a life with this apartment. I just knew… it was «the one.»
The next day, I dropped off my application and payment forms. Two days later, I was ready to move in! Everything was just happening so fast.
Everything with Baker has been incredible. And ever since my first day as a resident, they have helped me with countless, ditzy things:
1) I couldn’t get my stove to fire up. Yes, Nadine, plug it in.
2) My faucet kept leaking under the sink. Yes, Nadine, tighten it up.
3) My door key went missing. Yes, Nadine, changed locks coming right up (and this was at 730 in the morning).
They have a five or six properties around the Uptown area with tons of residents. But everytime I’ve called, they’ve known exactly which apartment I live in. Creepy? Nah, just nice to know that they actually know their residents.
Bottom line, I am in love. Love. Love. Love. Yeah, it’s a block up Lake Street. But heck, at least I know there are cops around my hood… like all. the. time.