The house and room are great. Super clean and inviting. GREAT kitchen! The backyard can use some love but one of the housemates started a garden which was nice to look at. 7 minute walk to the BART. My total commute time from the house to Civic Center was about 20 minutes. The neighbors around the house are nice and friendly but there are a lot of homeless camps around the neighborhood that you need to watch out for. They usually keep to themselves but every once in a while they can get aggressive. There is a fire station two blocks north of the house and few small grocery stores in the area. If you have a car, be very mindful of what you keep inside. My car did receive some damage in both Oakland and San Fransisco but sadly that will happen no matter where you stay in the Bay Area.