Brandon & Kelli's place was a good central location in a quiet neighborhood. We did not walk around much, so I can't tell you much about that, it was kind of the normal Portland wet weather while we were there.
We were able to park in the driveway, but if that is not available, street parking is very easy. The kitchen has a full size refrigerator, electric glass top stove with oven and microwave. All very nice. There are three heating/cooling devices (two downstairs, one upstairs) that work very well (at least for heating, we did not use the cooling function). There are instruction sheets on how to use these, as well as instructions on how to connect to WIFI and Netflix. Their place is very clean, they ask not to wear shoes inside, which we do at our own home, so it was not a big deal.
By car we were able to visit all the places that we had picked out before our visit, mostly eateries, very easily from their place. It was usually around 15 to 20 minutes to drive to the Northwest / Nob Hill area, or the Alberta & Mississippi / Boise locales in the Northeast. Even closer to go to Hawthorne. Getting to Powell's downtown was very easy.
We would definitely stay at their place again the next time we are in Portland.