Dogs Eating Out Of $50 Mikasa Pasta Bowls And Other Golf Tournament Home Rental First World Problems

Dan Geringer talks to a Main Line real estate broker named Sara Moyher about the travails of renting homes near Merion for U.S. Open week.

She also reveals the inflated rents that neighbors of Merion expect for their palatial estates, and her own experience from the Aronimink/AT&T National years. Thanks to reader Len for sending this in.

"I went out and bought new sheets and towels," Moyher told the Daily News. "I needed them anyway. Our renters had a dog, and the dog ate out of my $50 Mikasa pasta bowl. That's the worst thing that happened. We went to Sea Isle for the week, and it was great. We were happy as heck, man."

So Moyher, who spent thousands to develop her own website and has rented 15 of her 47 listings at $3,000 to $8,000 for the Open, was surprised at some homeowners' overblown expectations.

"Some people told me, 'The only way we'll rent our house is if we get 10 grand,' " Moyher said. "I told them, 'You won't take 8 grand? It's free money.' People have given up 8 grand like it's 20 bucks. Turn their noses up at 8 grand? I'm sorry, it just cracks me up."