CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland architect Robert Maschke wants a piece of the economic boon the Republican National Convention is supposed to produce in Cleveland in the summer of 2016.

To get it, he's willing to give up his own home on Cleveland's near West Side.

The price tag is "only" $40,000.

For one week.

Like the RNC economic projections, the rental price might be a bit inflated. (Note to homeowners, pricey rental markets did not live up to the hype in other cities hosting conventions.)

But the house has gotten lots of attention from local media outlets since it was first listed for rent in July. Not surprisingly, the house is still available this far out from the four-day convention and related activities. But other eye-popping rental listings are now hitting the market on real estate websites such as Zillow.com. (The Republican National Committee has not settled on an exact date for the convention but has committed to either late June or mid July.)

So, what do you get for $40,000?

Maschke's house is definitely unique and offers spectacular views of the skyline and the lake. And its about three-minutes by car from the downtown.

Designed by Maschke, the boxy concrete stucco house is hard to miss when driving along the West Shoreway, near Edgewater Park. The 3,800-square-foot, three-bedroom, four-and-half-bath house "rises like the bridge of a ship from a grassy slope above a curve in the highway," The Plain Dealer art critic Steven Litt wrote in 2008 when the house was completed.

But the house doesn't sound like that much fun on Zillow.com, which describes the house like an Architectural Digest review: "C-House capitalizes on the inherent contrasts embedded in the site. This sectional strategy produces a cantilever whose effect is not only formal intrigue, but provides shelter for the exterior space below. Nestled into the hillside, the monolithic form and white materiality of the C-House are utilized to give the architecture with a sense of otherness from the landscape...this exquisite property has been published internationally and is featured in two recent books, 21st Century Homes and Dream Homes Ohio. "

If you want to attract a politician or RNC donor looking to throw a high-dollar fundraiser for his favorite politician, try something like this: "Party like a Rock Star in the Rock and Roll City. This house offers a really cool deck, lots of open space, great bathrooms and concrete floors for easy cleanup. Parking is only so-so. But if you need secluded space outside the view of hotel cameras, this little hideaway is just minutes from the action."

If that's too racy, try this one: "Need a White House to get you amped up and give room to practice your acceptance speech, rent me for just $40,000. Next stop, that rent-free White House."

I called Maschke about his house and ad. His real estate agent Katy Brahler, returned the call. She said she believes the house will attract interest. She is also listing a home on nearby Herman Avenue, a newly renovated three-bedroom, two-and-half-bath house that offers "beautiful views of the lake from every floor," according to the ad. It's a bargain at $14,500.

Brahler is also putting her own house where the money is. She's offering her 4,000-square-foot, three-bedroom, four-bath Bay Village beauty on Glen Park Drive for $20,000 for the RNC week.

Brahler said homeowners from as far away as Mentor and Russell Township are trying to cash in.

"I told them that's too far," she said.

C'mon, people. Don't you know the first thing about real estate: Location, location, location.