What is worse, dogs or cats?

[Cody Barrett]

Any landlords with some history with pets feel more strongly towards a pet vs the other? Say dogs vs cats?  Does one cause more damage or make it more costly to turn over units?

[Mike F.]

We allow small dogs that don't violate city breed ordinances. We will be selective with new tenants and their dogs, somebody with a brand new puppy doesn't appeal to us as somebody with a 3 year old dog. There will be additional pet security deposits, a pet addendum and additional pet rent.

But cats? NO, never, no exceptions. 

All I need to do to be reminded never to allow cats is think back : Cats have made me hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years from destroying houses that they had to sell at severe discounts that we've bought  and turned into rentals. I've been through the long, nasty expensive processes of reconing a cat urined property many times, I love cats for making us so much money destroying the value of these properties we picked up at a bargain, but we won't let one in a rental for any amount of money. We want those cats out there working for us peeing and spraying their urine, destroying other people's homes.