12 responses to Craigslist ad in less than 24 hours - raise rent?

[Jesse Gebauer]

Hi all,

I just posted my and my wifes house online for rent yesterday afternoon and I've already recevied 12 inquiries.  

My asking price for rent is $270 less than what it will take to cover my mortgage.

So, my question is, am I able to email back those interested parties and let them know we will be asking more for the house due to the level of interest?  Or am I basically stuck at the advertised rent?  None of the interested parties have received or filled out an application (though, we have one application at the moment, from a friend's employee, but there may be an issue renting to her as she owns a pitbull and my insurance company may not cover the house with a pitbull on site).

I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

Thanks!

BTW - We're located in Sacramento, CA.