[vincesanity82]

This is one of six apartment complexes in the Tampa area, and one of at least 16 nationwide, that Alex Rodriguez owns and operates as the chief executive of Newport Property Ventures. An examination of his high-rolling corporate side, as well as a glossy A-Rod Family Foundation short on largess, reveals a portrait of Rodriguez as a player about to enter Yankee Take II solely for business purposes, primarily as a branding tool. He emerges as an obsessive pursuer of cold, hard numbers on and off the bases, with serially disingenuous nods to his ever-challenged image. A-Rod isn't exactly a slumlord — some renters interviewed at his other properties had milder complaints — but he has become a landlord caricature among dwellers who hold him accountable for, say, the stack of molding mattresses by the dumpster at Newport Villas on MacDill Avenue. A-Rod is the face on their leaky faucets, and yet his name isn't in the welcome kit. Rodriguez's brother-in-law, Constantine Scurtis, is the company manager — the one whose signature is on nearly $50 million in mortgages for properties in Tampa, according to records — but some of the cashiers and cooks who live at places like Newport Riverside know who holds their house keys. To them, he isn't A-Rod, a regular-season crackerjack on the verge of a Yankees deal potentially worth $300 million. To them, he is Tight-Rod, an apartment tycoon, who, renters say, has jacked late fees to $100 from $50 on units that run around $600 a month. -- NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/sp...wan ted=print

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Oh please...this is a none story...

He is becoming the Britney of Baseball...who cares...I don't think he has a say in the day to day...and if he trying to make some money on a business venture, more power to him...beats the Mike Tyson's who lose it all...so...let see...if the guy squander it, its a bad thing...if he tries to make more its a bad thing...I hate the media.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Oh please...this is a none story...

He is becoming the Britney of Baseball...who cares...I don't think he has a say in the day to day...and if he trying to make some money on a business venture, more power to him...beats the Mike Tyson's who lose it all...so...let see...if the guy squander it, its a bad thing...if he tries to make more its a bad thing...I hate the media.

exactly, people need to stop hating on the man for being a slumlord and jacking prices and making money off people..

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

exactly, people need to stop hating on the man for being a slumlord and jacking prices and making money off people..

Come on man...like this isn't a one side story...you really think A-Rod looks at or cares about "property management?"...he has peeps and his peeps do it...if you have good peeps then its done right...bad peeps and its not...for that the man deserves this article?,,,,Please...

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Come on man...like this isn't a one side story...you really think A-Rod looks at or cares about "property management?"...he has peeps and his peeps do it...if you have good peeps then its done right...bad peeps and its not...for that the man deserves this article?,,,,Please...

If he owns it, shouldnt he? I mean If I owned property that had housing facilities, I would want to know whats going on, not just financially but overall maintenance. I wouldnt want a meth head living on my property, but that also pertains to concerns people have. Sure his peeps are taking care of stuff, but their obviously not doing a good job. I agree A-Rod gets a lot of heat just because hes rich and a baseball player in new york, but you cant always play the media card for everything that comes up, if hes raised prices and the condition of living has went down theres obvious concern..

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

If he owns it, shouldnt he? I mean If I owned property that had housing facilities, I would want to know whats going on, not just financially but overall maintenance. I wouldnt want a meth head living on my property, but that also pertains to concerns people have. Sure his peeps are taking care of stuff, but their obviously not doing a good job. I agree A-Rod gets a lot of heat just because hes rich and a baseball player in new york, but you cant always play the media card for everything that comes up, if hes raised prices and the condition of living has went down theres obvious concern..

OR - it could be one "sensationalized" news article from a guy with an ax to grind...if it was a real story it would have some legs

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

OR - it could be one "sensationalized" news article from a guy with an ax to grind...if it was a real story it would have some legs

your probably right, theres probably a valid reason why he raised prices and the renters who are complaining are just crazy people whos goals in life are to make A-rod look bad in the media..

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

your probably right, theres probably a valid reason why he raised prices and the renters who are complaining are just crazy..

As opposed to every other appartment complex in Florida?...Come on man...in Florida renters as a whole are screwed...their is a shortage of apartments...I don't see the story saying..."Among the thousands of places in Florida where rent went up, A-rod has a place...etc"...If singles out A-Rod...and it sensential BS...at best...I mean, if you want to say his wife is ugly I am with you...but a slumlord...please....

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

As opposed to every other appartment complex in Florida?...Come on man...in Florida renters as a whole are screwed...their is a shortage of apartments...I don't see the story saying..."Among the thousands of places in Florida where rent went up, A-rod has a place...etc"...If singles out A-Rod...and it sensential BS...at best...I mean, if you want to say his wife is ugly I am with you...but a slumlord...please....

so you think they made all this up to print a article and make a-rod look bad?

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

If he owns it, shouldnt he? I mean If I owned property that had housing facilities, I would want to know whats going on, not just financially but overall maintenance. I wouldnt want a meth head living on my property, but that also pertains to concerns people have. Sure his peeps are taking care of stuff, but their obviously not doing a good job. I agree A-Rod gets a lot of heat just because hes rich and a baseball player in new york, but you cant always play the media card for everything that comes up, if hes raised prices and the condition of living has went down theres obvious concern..

If you had all the same commitments that he does you probably wouldn't even know you owned some slum in NY. I'm sure it is a short term investment for him.