My husband, dog and I stayed at Shara's house for a month. The house was well maintained with a fully stocked kitchen for cooking meals that made us feel right at home. The neighborhood is safe and quiet and there were lots of sidewalks for walking the dog.
We visited during an ice storm in Austin. We lost power for 6+ days which was difficult, but Shara was super responsive and generously offered to refund us part of our stay for the inconvenience. She was in contact with the electric company and neighbors and kept us up to date with progress throughout the week. There was a flashlight, lots of blankets and a gas stove/gas heated water which was all a huge help as well.
As others have noted there are train tracks nearby that are loud in the bedrooms and woke us up every few hours. This got less noticeable the longer we stayed, but did make it difficult to sleep through the night. Overall we were happy with our stay and would stay here again.