I hated having doorpeople because they would gossip and actually ask me (a resident) to deliver packages up to other floors if I was going to walk their dog or something. Or, one of my pet peeves would be when they just harass you to talk to them despite times you might not feel like being chatty. Super annoying.

Have also lived in a place with an awful management company, though no doorman. Absolute nightmare with management, super thin walls. Ended up breaking my lease instead of dealing with the numerous headaches (awful neighbors, noise, smoking, roach infestation).

Living in a walk up is nice, especially because I have a great landlord now who cares and takes care of things. It helps when your landlord also lives in the building. Definitely the best human experience I’ve had to date. Reasonable price for rent, but just actually takes cares of things and keeps up on maintenance. I’d happily pay more for what I have. If I could go back a few years and start renting all over again, a walk up is what I’d look at first.