Is It Appropriate to Create 'Agreements' on the Fly Before Booking in a Pet Situation like This?

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@muddy

By not consulting the host first, you wasted your own time, the guest’s time and the time of everyone who responded here, because the entire situation was a non-starter.

LOL.

Well, the Host’s conclusion was based on a lengthy discussion today based in part on the discussion I’ve had on this forum. In fact, she said she was glad she was unavailable last night because she might have said ‘yes’ then but now it’s a firm ‘no.’

@muddy

You seem to have assumed that they really wanted to book at your listing specifically, which may not have been the case.

No, I didn’t assume that they ‘really wanted’ to book this listing; sounds like something you’ve made up.

I did and still assume that the probability that someone will travel here (we generally don’t take locals) and leave on July 4th by 10 am is low.

I take most inquiries seriously (this one was for ~$1,700, which is not a trivial amount for us) and I try not to make assumptions about what other people know, think and ‘really want’.