Lipstick on a Pig

I was recently talking to a friend who rents her place out on Craig's List while she is away on vacation and gets oodles of money for it. It is not like I have never heard of this before, but oodles of money spoke to me this time like never before (maybe it was booking two trips to the West Coast two months in a row that did it to me). Anyway, I talked to Dave about it and, of course, he was all in. One of Dave's favorite things is making oodles of money in somewhat risky ways—talk to him about his summer as a ticket scalper for more details. Last night we finally did it, posted our place online. It was more difficult than you might think, first we had to scour the place and second we had to take photos. Taking photos is normally as easy as point and shoot, but when you live in a cracker box it takes some ingenuity. One shot was taken from the fire escape, another from the building hallway and another from standing on a chair. Last, we had to put together a somewhat cohesive and enticing blurb about the place, while still sounding no-nonsense (you wouldn't want to attract any craziness to your apartment). I stopped Dave once for sounding too ghetto, while he had to correct me on sounding too stiff.

Finally, the ad was up. Seeing your bed on a public site seems odd and seeing a price tag next to it that says $250 a night seems even more odd. To pile a little more odd on top of that, we've already got a couple of responses.

Here's our post:

$250 / 1br - Available Nov 11-26 and Dec 18-Jan 1 MUST SEE APT (Upper East Side)

Immaculate, quaint, comfortable Upper East Side apartment very close to Museum Mile, Central Park and Gracie Mansion in one of the safest neighborhoods in Manhattan. Apartment Features and Amenities: Very Comfortable Full Living Room with a Full Size Couch and Love Seat; New 42" LCD TV; Cable; High Speed Internet & Apple Computer in Separate Office; Fully Furnished Kitchen; Nursery Nook for Infant/Toddler; Shower/Bathtub Combo (Towels & Linens Provided); Large Bedroom with Queen Size Bed with High Quality Mattress and Windows Facing a Classic NY Tree-lined Street; Queen Size Air Mattress on Request

***More Photos Available Upon Request***

REQUIREMENTS: NO SMOKING; Pre-payment required; Refundable $300 security deposit as long as apartment maintained & reservation kept; Must talk via phone to set up details; Max occupancy four adults and one child





So, my friends, what do you think? Would you want to stay here? Should we jazz up our blurb? Should we buy plastic sheets? What say you to $250 a night?