We booked this house to share with my sister's family over the winter break to be close to my parents. While it had plenty of bedrooms, the house was in very rough shape. At one point it must have been a home business and the wear and tear shows, as does the sign on the bedroom that says Private- Employees Only. There is a large burn next to the stove where some of the countertop melted off. The cabinets are splattered with grease, and then painted over. There are two burn marks on the linoleum floor in the kitchen. It's peeling and tearing at all the thresholds. The wood floors weren't installed properly and there are some noticeable gaps in some places. The kitchen has the remnants of child locks everywhere. Fortunately, we didn't have to be at the house for much other than sleeping. There's a train that goes by during the night and you can hear the very loud whistles. During the day the gun range is close enough to hear that as well.
The bed in the master bedroom is terrible. It wasn't put together properly and isn't supported so it's at an angle making it impossible for two people to sleep in it. There's a patch job on the drywall in the master bathroom. The house has a smell. It needs some serious care.
As soon as we got there I knew we couldn't stay there for the entire 10 days we booked. I dropped it down to a doable 7 but have yet to get any refund that I'm owed.
Yes it's cheaper to rent, but beware of what you're getting.