BEWARE. This was one of the worst experiences I've ever had. John canceled my 5-month reservation out of nowhere the day I moved in *after* already arriving, leaving me with no place to stay--John clearly has no empathy or concern for others.
A month before moving to D.C., I made a 5-month reservation at John's place. When I arrived, the floor of the bedroom was torn up...for a week. So I wasn't able to stay there the first week, an inconvenience for which John expressed no concern. Furthermore, John discouraged me from reaching out to Airbnb about modifying the reservation/payment--my mistake for trusting him--and upon finally moving in, he didn't seem to want to fully reimburse me (and *again* discouraged me from reaching out to Airbnb), and I then received a call from Airbnb out of nowhere cancelling my stay...again, my intended home for 5 months.
I should say that I was extremely patient and understanding the whole time, even as John was shady about the situation. And after cancelling, John continued to harass me, calling me twice for no apparent reason, bizarrely offering me to stay longer, and phoning in a third line for his "business partner" with no explanation. Needless to say I left in a hurry, feeling harassed, unsafe, and unwelcome.
The place was fine (not great...), but be warned about this person. I have no idea what his motivations were, but he was very suspicious and really screwed me over.