Haverkamp, Eller (who built West Towne before selling to Haverkamp) and Jensen are all pretty similar, are all friends and go to the same church.
So I think all of them are about the same in the deposit department.
The biggest difference I've seen is that Jensen at least spends the money on the maintenance side, and does a decent job of keeping his properties in liveable condition.
Eller always operated his apartments like he was a temporary owner anyway, and always seemed to just build properties, rent them out, and then sell the buildings to Jensen or Haverkamp. Which may explain why his shady *** is out fo the property business now.
Haverkamp can be a pretty nice guy, but when money is involved, don't expect any kindness from him.
If I were renting in Ames again, I would look for a landlord who only owns one or two smaller properties, like a couple of duplexes or quads.
Those are the landlords who are more likely to treat teneants with a little more respect and address your needs and repairs much faster than the big ones who seem to own the entire town.