Isaac responded to my emails prior to our trip in a timely manner and also sent me a text to check in with us shortly after we arrived.
That being said, this is my first experience with Airbnb and it left me unsure about whether I will use it in the future.
Only a couple of the reviews I read pointed to how sketchy the neighborhood was for this listing. One night we called for delivery from Domino's Pizza and were told they don't deliver to that area after dark. That says it all...
As for the accommodations, they may work for a young group of friends with limited means but for a group consisting of 3 couples in their late 50s and 4 members of the next generation, the layout was really poor. This is a railroad style setup so one has to walk through the sleeping areas to get to the bathrooms on both floors. The bathroom on the second floor is tiny and not particularly appealing. There is no dining room and it's difficult to find a space to eat as the kitchen only sits 2 and the folding table is in a room that converts into a sleeping area at night.
Finally, I did not find the house to be very clean. There were crumbs in many of the kitchen cabinets and the floor under the beds and dressers upstairs were very dirty/dusty.