Pros:
- Walking distance to Main St.
- Reasonably priced
Cons:
- Backyard is littered with poop from the basement residents' dogs
- Floors could use some additional cleaning
The primary reasons why we rented the property were 1) dogs were allowed and 2) the house is within walking distance to Main St. Although the listing notes there are tenants in the basement apartment, we received a couple of noise complaints about us walking around during regular working hours and our dogs barking, which is pretty hypocritical given that we heard the basement tenants' dogs barking all the time. However, as dog owners, we recognize that dogs tend to bark when new people approach the house, so it didn't really bother us.
That said, after receiving a complaint about our dogs barking, we tried to accommodate the basement residents by putting the dogs in the top floor bedrooms with the shades closed - literally as far away from the basement as possible, which was the best we could do. Not sure if that was good enough for them, but quite frankly, if quiet is what one desires, perhaps one should reconsider living below what is essentially a hotel.
All in all, we would not rent this property again. The location and price is great, but the backyard has a lot of feces and the basement residents seem rather peevish.