Eric's place is a great value and we enjoyed our stay. Some more detailed comments:
Pros: very fast communication, easy parking, pictures were accurate, heat was nice and warm, bathroom is nice, stylish decor, good location to the German Village.
Cons: unfortunately when we arrived, upon walking in we were hit with the smell of smoke and what might have been febreeze trying to cover it up. We aired out the place as much as possible and by the second night it had mostly resolved, but we considered going to a hotel it was such a permeating smell. One of the couches downstairs is very uncomfortable, and the beds were passable.
After communicating with Eric about the smell issue, I asked if there was any option to remedy the situation and he provided a partial refund, which we appreciated. It is unfortunate that the prior occupant violated the no-smoking rule, because otherwise it was a very nice stay and Eric and his wife were great hosts.