I rented the apartment and was sent a confirmation, my credit card was charged and confirmed via email. I was instructed that I would hear from the host prior to my arrival. On my way to Dallas, I reached out to the host via the phone number provided. The person who answered was based in Houston and had no idea how his number was provided for the listing. I reached out to AirBnB who was also unable to reach the host. Subsequently, my charges were reversed to my American Express card. Unfortunately, this required me to make last minute, more expensive, accommodations much farther away from my original requested destination.
Terrible experience. I will never use AirBnB again.