It's not for me either. I have rented whole units, out of need(cost), but wouldn't want a room in a house.

Still, some people love this sort of random interaction. Hostels are popular in some crowds. And I remember, when biking across Canada, a random couple in their 60s stopped me, in Northern Ontario(very rural!) and asked me if I wanted to stay the night.

Part of me wondered if their very nice roast and potatoes, would be my last meal.

But they just were bored, and wanted to talk, and were just nice folks not afraid of strangers. Good people.

So some like it random. Enjoy divergent personalities.