Carrie was an excellent host. She and Zach made us feel right at home, going so far as to give us an excellent itinerary of shows to check out once we got there.
The house itself looks way better inside than the neighborhood would suggest, so don't be turned off. They told us the streets to avoid, but being with 11 guys didn't hurt. As bad as it looked, though, not a single person was made to feel unwelcome. Keep your wits about you and be polite to strangers (like your mother taught you) and you'll be just fine. There is the matter of the neighborhood rooster, but he wasn't really that bad. There was some alcohol left over from the last group, and we paid it forward with our own leftovers when we left.
A huge storm screwed up our travel plans and Carrie was very accommodating. The house is great.