Ok. I read several reviews before booking the listing as well as before typing this review.
The property seems to be in a safe and decent area of town.
The property is pretty much as he describes it. He's using a curtain to separate as described to separate the off limits area between the host and guest specific area. Not sure why he doesn't just make the small investment to put a physical doorway and door in the hallway to provide a little extra security and assurance for guests instead of using a long semi transparent/translucent window curtain. So unless you don't mind him possibly passing through that "shared" area outside the curtain to access his laundry room, more power to you. Again, all of these details he does explain in the listing so it was no surprise but actually seeing it for the first time could be a little surprise. The exterior entryway/walkway could stand to have some lighting(great that the keypad has a lighted feature so you can see the keypad) The door above the stairwell is very flush with the short/rough carpet so it makes quite a bit of noise when opening/closing the door. I worried that the host could hear it every time the door was opened/closed. The bathroom is a bit dark in lighting, especially when using the shower(also suggest putting a hook next to the shower for a towel instead of having to step out and walk across to the towel rack). If you don't mind hearing his small dog as it barks and moves above in the main part of the house, more power to you.
I only needed a microwave but his listing indicated that his kitchen could be made shareable with permission however his house manual indicates the entire upstairs is off limits so if you need to use his kitchen, be sure to check with him before booking. For the price and features that you get, I would say its a good deal. I will be back in the M/STP area again but would I book this listing again? No I would not, mainly because of the location because of my travel purpose to M/STP area and this is the first time that I've booked a listing that was not the entire home( I always book entire home mainly because I'm a private person). I didn't meet the host in person due to travel but electronic communication was great. So sure, my review may have small/minute details. I am detail oriented by person/profession. And again, this is the first time booking a listing that wasn't an entire home, I always book entire homes so I don't run into these kind of differences. For me, lesson learned.