First of all Yanping accepted my booking request about 8:00-8:30 of the same night I submitted the request after another reservation was cancelled.
I got lucky for a few reasons as
1) Yanping responded quickly to my request and continued to do so throughout my stay.
2) Yanping has a very nice house and it was obvious he takes good care of it inside and out. The inside is nicely decorated and the room I stayed in (Rm#2) was neat and clean, the bed was very comfortable and there was a good-size work desk and 2 chairs.
3) Yanping described the parking arrangement very clearly so I was easily able to find my designated spot.
Usually I might bring up an issue or two of concern or a suggestion for the host but not this time.
Everything about the home and the environment were fine and Yanping was kind, cordial and helped make my stay go as smoothly as possible.