a great experience overall: chris was friendly and accommodating to our needs and good with communications; he strikes a good balance between giving you space and privacy but also being reachable if you need anything; listing was as described; house is beautiful with lots of character and is near lots of cool cafes and bars and all amenities (giant grocery store, wine shops, mini marts, target, etc; a pleasant 10-15 minute walk to metro but area is also very bike-able and walkable; great views of the city due to its elevation; very quick and easy to get to the mall and all tourist spots. the columbia heights neighborhood felt very safe walking around at night and was diverse racially/sexually so it was a welcome change from my impression of other areas of DC which seem more homogeneous and yuppified. i would definitely stay here again and recommend this place to friends :-)