I'm seeking feedback and, I guess, confirmation that I should follow my gut. I reached out to a provider via text inquiring about availability and rate. It was a provider who was well reviewed here. I was excited at the prospect of meeting him. But he took 3 days to respond, and when he did, this was his ambiguously worded response:
"Hey. I might not want to take any more work in xxx, but...". He then goes on to give me his rate structure. What am I to even make of that? It seems a half-hearted response at best. My gut tells me plenty of other fish in the sea and to just move on. What say you all? Has this happened to anyone?