The inside of the house is clean, well decorated and organized. However, the much bigger concern we had with the house was the safety of the surrounding area. Shaun sent us an email a few days before the stay, once we were no longer able to get a full refund with cancellation, telling us that there was a homeless family staying in the lot down the street from the house. I specifically asked if she or previous tenants had any concerns about the safety of the area since I was traveling with a group of young women. She clearly stated the main reason she was warning us was for aesthetic reasons but she still felt comfortable bringing her kids to the house and previous tenants had no concerns about the safety of the area. Based on this, we decided to move forward with the rental since she warned us so late, we were past the full refund time period and our primary goal was to just stay in a safe, clean home.
Upon arriving to the house, we see several RVs parked in the abandoned lot directly facing the house with several men sitting outside, watching us as we entered the house. From then on, we noticed that there would be at least 2-5 men sitting outside, watching the street and leering/catcalling us every time we stepped outside the rental home. The group would blast music throughout the night, kept bright floodlights on 24/7 facing the street and our house, and there would be cars coming and going at all times. We were extremely concerned for our safety based on the way these men interacted with us and that they were constantly sitting outside watching the street and facing our house (unclear if they were keeping watch for whatever was in the RVs or selling). I find it hard to believe that other groups/Shaun did not have similar experiences based on the fact that she installed security cameras and there is a panic button inside the house.
To be clear, the house was clean, but I would strongly urge anyone who prefers a neighborhood where it is safe to leave the home at night, to look elsewhere.