Put up a straightforward listing. Private room, shared kitchen and bathroom, utilities included, five minutes from downtown. Fair price for the area, I checked comparable listings before posting. Within two hours I had about twelve messages. Eleven of them were normal. Then ther e was Tyler. Tyler opened with "would you take $400" which fine, people try, I said no. He came back with $450, I said no again and explained that utilities alone run me about $120 a month so I wasn't really in a position to go lower. He said he understood and then immediately asked if I'd consider $500 "to start" with a raise after three months once he'd "proven himself as a tenant." I want to be clear that I am renting a room, not hiring an employee on a probationary period. I said no. He then pivoted and asked if I would consider a work exchange, he said he was a freelance photographer and could do a full professional shoot of the house which I could use for "future listings and social media content." I don't have social media for my house. I am not a boutique hotel. I said that wasn't really something I needed. He said I was being shortsighted becuase quality listing photos increase booking rates significantly and he could link me to articles about this. I said I wasn't running a booking business, I was renting a room in my own home and I was going to go ahead and move on. He replied that he hoped I found "the right fit" in a tone that somehow felt passive agressive through text and then left me on read when I wished him luck. The room was rented by the next morning to someone who just said "is it still available, I can move in the 1st" and that was the entire conversation.   submitted by   /u/Fluxranger_9 [link]   [comments]