Rashmi was quite responsive and answered my messages and responded to all my concerns in a very timely manner. I was visiting Chicago for a family wedding and the house was big enough to accommodate our entire party. Additionally, her house was close to major conveniences that we needed during our stay, including a grocery store, FedEx, and importantly was within minutes of the wedding venue. The kitchen had a full spice rack that we found helpful as we did some cooking. Whilst Rashmi’s place offered these conveniences, it fell terribly short of my expectations in regard to cleanliness and just the general upkeep of the house. The walls of the home on all floors were very dirty. I can understand a few scuff marks here and there, but these were stains from the house having been lived in and not painted or repainted. Additionally, the drapes in the house needed to be laundered and would release so much dust if they were even slightly disturbed. I also didn’t like that there were two large windows in the living room that had no drapes at all. This was particularly problematic because the homes in the area are very close to one another. Besides the drapes being dusty and some windows bare, the carpet in the family room with the television was soiled. It had stains that were quite visible, and that the carpet had not been replaced or even cleaned was quite bothersome. We wanted to feel free to sit on the floors but just could not, because of how glaringly dirty the carpet was. I slept in the bedroom in the front of the house and while the room was tidy the mattress had a dip in the middle. Two other bedrooms had skylights in them, and it was hard for the occupants of those rooms to sleep in, as the sunlight streaming in prevented that. Also, the house was quite bare and had no design elements. The shower pressure in the bathrooms were also quite low. There were no pictures or décor in the house aside from basic furniture, it was pretty barebones. The basement also had a very low ceiling that we weren’t warned about and smelled of sewage. Rashmi’s house is in a great location in the city and could be stellar if the house is deeply cleaned and a few upgrades are made to spruce up the place.