To start, Micheal lost the deposit we had placed through VRBO. After he found it, we were asked to pay the remaining balance through a third party we had never heard of. We weren't comfortable with this, but after hours on the phone with Kevin and VRBO, that part was finally resolved.
When we arrived the house smelled badly of must and water was leaking onto the floor of the master bathroom. We reported the leak and a plumber was sent the next morning. He tore out drywall and repaired a leak inside the wall. Later that day a second contractor set up commercial drying fans that were loud and intensified the smell of must. Long story short the bathroom was inoperable and the house smelled badly of must the entire time we were there.
We made the best of it and tried not to complain, as we understand things happen. After our stay we reached out to Kevin and asked for some kind of consideration, given the inflated rates he charges for concert weekends. After multiple attempts he finally responded by telling us he is experiencing financial hardship since the house has not been rentable since our stay (due to the water damage). While we agree it was not in a rentable state, he did rent it to us and charged us retail rates. We have since tried reaching out again but he has not responded. Yep, we were ghosted.