the apartment was fairly clean and comfortable.
the neighborhood is safe but there are a lot of homeless people in the area due to the DART station. Again, it is safe, but I can't recommend walking at night with small children.
I cannot recommend it for people who work from home or need reliable internet. if you need it, make sure that you communicate clearly with the host to get all of the necessary login information. also, you cannot authenticate with chrome. you will need to use internet explorer or maybe Firefox.