I had good results with the kits. Saves me over twenty bucks a cartridge. If you're careful then it isn't messy, but I would still invest in some latex gloves.
I think the real question is this: Would you charge YOUR parents to stay with you for a few months if they needed to? I doubt it. (I seriously hope not.) Seems like the same thing to me. Would it be an inconvenience? Yes. Could you look them in the eye and turn them away if they didn't want...
LOL -- I see Tennessee made the top of your list! Actually, I like living in TN, but then again I don't like big cities. Things are definitely not very fast paced around here--if that's what you like then you WOULD hate it here. I don't think I would, as a general rule, like to live in New...