LOL! That brought laughter tears to my eyes!
"I usually run across women who without saying so directly are looking to trade sex for free rent. They are easy to spot and avoid."
AND AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! The first chance the little minxes get they will complain to some fair housing authority agency about being forced to provide sex for rent. Man oh man, the LAWERS would descend like the proverbial hoard of locusts! I wonder though, how long it will be before Bill Clinton purchases an apartment building.
It's all about fulfillment at any cost. Once they have bought into that fantasy, then their primary objective is to find a source of FUNDING for that fulfillment.
That is where WE come in, and it is on those terms only, that we are evaluated. Good looks and personality are only a bonus to them, these gals want to get PAID.
The only thing a man can do is to continue to throw them back, like undersized lobsters, secure that more will be along shortly. One only need take care to avoid a nasty bite. Use "gloves" LOL!