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have you ever had pets that didn't cause any damage?

Mike Franco
  • Los Angeles, CA
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I've sometimes wondered if a pet deposit is even enough to cover potential damage a pet may cause. Scratching, peeing pooping...

Have you ever rented to pet owners whose pets didn't actually cause any damage?

What's the worst damage a pet has caused? I'm imagining scratched up kitchen cabinets, bedroom doors.

I have carpet in my rental, so I think no matter what, there's gonna be some damage. However, if I could use a pet deposit to cover replacement of carpet to vinyl plank.

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You can mitigate the costs by installing certain things on your rental properties. If you plan on renting to pet owners, don't keep carpet in the house. Porcelain tile or LVP for the whole house/ area. If they want carpet, they can buy a rug for the rooms. Steel doors for the backyard/ area where they plan to take the pet. Our dogs always barreled into our back door and would jump when they heard us coming, thus scratching at the door. Drywall is cheap, unless they chew up a whole lot. Other than that, our pups never messed up anything in the house that wasn't a cheap fix. 

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