My sister and I stayed at Michael's house for 3 months. We checked in early January, and checked out early April. We were able to experience snow days, hail, pouring rain, and also lots of beautiful sunny weather. It was great to be able to watch the flowers bloom so close to Mt Tabor. As for the house itself - well, reiterating what many guests have said, it has character. The age is prevalent in the amenities, the floorboards, the build and the creaks. But that is what makes it so eclectic. We had ample time to learn the quirks of the place, and we really enjoyed our stay. The beds were very comfortable, with lots of backups for linens. The kitchen had an interesting assortment of dishes and cookware, but there was plenty of everything. The oven is restaurant grade, industrial.
The only major qualm with the house was the heating. I understand that's a hard thing to fix with a place so old, and we were constantly trying to combat the cold. We took to living in slippers and bathrobes, and hot showers became a sacred thing. The living room downstairs gets the best of the heat, and the rooms can be heat up with personal furnaces, but it takes time. I can't speak for the summer, but near the end of our stay (with temps in the 50's) we weren't using our personal furnaces at night at all anymore.
Location is amazing. I actually got a job down Hawthorne, by the Fred Meyer, and it took me 15 min to walk to work every day. The bus stop for the 14 runs a block down, on 50th, and the 15 is a ten minute walk to Belmont.
It was extremely easy to get around without a car for those 90 days.
Michael was very attentive with texts, and even had a cleaning service come at no charge halfway through our stay.
Overall, I will definitely miss this house. My sister and I had great memories there, ate good food, went to cool shows, and enjoyed cooking and hanging out in the place.
Thank you, Michael, for letting us experience your house for so long. :)