I recently just put up a couple of bedrooms in my house for rent.
Some people looking for just a bedroom are young adults moving out on their own. Some people are relocating to the Denver area, and looking for something temporary.
Some people are working professionals looking to save money... Very mustachian? But I've already had several people with their math all wrong, wanting to commute 60 miles and three hours a day, because the rent is cheaper.
I even did the math for one gentleman, showing that his commute cost would be ~$527/mo (48.8mi/day * 20 days/mo * $0.54/mi), but he insisted that saving $250/mo in rent was clearly the better deal over living closer to his job.
What's up with the way people think about driving? Does anyone else take this into consideration, or have a good/fair strategy for advising potential tenants on the dangers of ridiculous commutes before they apply? Is it discrimination to take an applicant's potential commute into consideration?
This feels like such a moral dilemma!