They were evicted/thrown out for this same behavior.

As much as it sucks for owners, PMs, and other tenants, just because we are LL does NOT mean we can suddenly magically control other people's behavior and get them to do something.

I just want to know if her dog barks a lot.

Here's a controversial topic! As someone who's gone from being a financial advisor to a real estate consultant for the past 20 years, I've noticed a disturbing trend regarding newer investors more and more. Why are pe...

Attend some local REIAS -  being a newbie -  Seasoned REIs will assess if you are a viable bird/dog or apprentice 3. 

Don't use your own money -- start with bird/dogging or wholesaling to get your feet wet. 

A while back we had a PM who did not inspect a certain property because of the dogs.

They can modulate their behavior when called on it.

For example, paying $25 every time they don’t clean after their dog’s poop.

You could analyze the interest expense differential if you wanted to geek out but this is mostly going to be a behavioral decision up to you, no right or wrong only what's optimal in your case.