It Doesn't Hurt To Ask

That's all I can imagine the woman on the other end of the phone line was thinking when I received this call yesterday.

"Hello?"

"Hello, I'm calling again about your house for rent. We spoke the other day."

"Oh, okay. How are you?"

"Good. I would like to take the house. We will pay you $600 a month for it."

Silence.

"Really?"

"Yes. When can we move in?"

"You do realize that the price is over $1000 higher than that, right? I think there's some sort of misunderstanding. This is the house on Fourth Street."

"Yes, we will give you $600 for it."

"It's the least expensive house in the neighborhood for rent. You might have better luck if you go a bit further North or West."

"We will give you $600 for it."

"Unfortunately, that's not going to work out for me. Good luck to you, though."

She called back THREE MORE TIMES. You gotta appreciate her attempt to negotiate.