Health & safety: After showering, there was a strong odor of natural gas around the water heater and lingering in one bedroom. The water heater is in the center of the house. I called Antonin with our concerns and he said that he’s had the water heater checked several times, and there was no reason for concern. If one chooses to live with the odor of natural gas inside their home, so be it, but I don’t want to rent a house with that smell and the unknown risk that comes with it.Noise: High winds are a fact of life in the desert, and the wind was constant while we were there. When the wind exceeded about 20 mph the HVAC ducting transmitted a clanging (something was apparently loose) that was loudest in the kitchen and the master BR. We were unable to use the master BR because of the incessant noise from the ductwork. Cleanliness: Our standards for cleanliness are relaxed when we rent a dog-friendly house. Nevertheless, this place needs a deep cleaning, and the exterior of the house was littered with junk. Most offensive was the smell of the kitchen. We couldn’t pinpoint the source (the butcher block counter tops?), but the main kitchen/dining area was foul smelling, like an unclean deli. This was the first time we left a VRBO early. We were booked for three nights, and we left after two.