I live alone in Brooklyn and make pretty decent money. I have

>>17873122
If they are a legit standup comedian I would

Fuck what people think
I'm willing to risk the chance of robbery to help people

>>17873136
His shit is fairly good from what I've seen on youtube. I wouldn't mind getting in on the ground floor of his career, either haha.

Thanks for your input.

>>17873122
As long you get to know the person, even on a very basic level and don't get the "will murder me in my sleep and fuck my body" - vibes from them ... it sounds perfectly reasonable. Jesus, airbnb does it as a business model and examples of when shit goes wrong are very rare. Sounds like people around you are bit too paranoid.

>>17873136
>I'm willing to risk the chance of robbery to help people
Pretty much how I see it.

>>17873161
What do you mean by "know the person"? These are pretty much completely random stand-ups who I only know from posts in the subreddits I frequent. Hence, my friends looking at me like I'm nuts lol.

That said, my actual job is a money-laundering and fraud investigator. I can get someone's full background in a heartbeat if needed.

>>17873122
basically air B&B or couchsurfing. I don't see how it's weird.

>>17873170
>I only know from posts in the subreddits I frequent
Which can be enough, depending on the amount and range of posts, no need to be their friend for years; have a little talk with them, preferably over Skype or some shit and if they seem legit, why not. If you can additionally get a full background check so easy, even better.

>>17873176
>>17873191

yeah, that's the kind of flippant attitude I had toward it, like it's NBD. But other people made me start doubting if it was crazy or not.

oh fuck, y'know, I left something pretty pertinent to the situation out: I'm a chick.

>>17873195
>I'm a chick
You're probably old and experienced enough to tell if someone is a creep after a Skype talk or two, so this shouldn't matter too much.

Sooo now knowing I'm a fairly small female

...everyone still on board with letting randoms crash Couchsurfing-style if they've been vetted?

>>17873281
truth. What I'm getting a lot is definitely video-chat beforehand.

Seems like a good idea. Tone and body language don't translate via text, so picking up on sketch vibes would be a whole lot easier that way.

>>17873295
Plus from what I got, you'll have a sample of their material before, which can reveal a few details about the person too (say some faggot focusing on tfwnogf stuff) but video-chat definitely helps a lot.

I got couple of female friends who did the other side of couch surfing and never had any problems, with the absolute worst experience being a guy talking about Reagan all the time.

Op how small are you? Are you cute? What color is your hair?

>>17873340
fuck you in your asshole b you bitchass pussy fuck i'll fist your little asshole til you taste my nailpolish you fuckin pollack fuck kill yaself your moms is ashamed nigga