They are very clean.I advertised “pets negotiable” because i believe:1) Pets are a very common member of stable families and vetting the pet is as possible as vetting the tenants2) As Michael Swan said in episode #238, kids can do more damage than pets and you can charge per pet(try charging per kid!)

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

I had to evict a tenant due to pets that she just used potty pad and never cleaned up. 

I'm a 20-something with no kids, no pets--very few commitments.

Pet rent, rent by the room= more cash (more work tho), air bnb, corp housing.... 

I agree with @Mike Dorneman & @Matthew Paul I also do the prescreen telephone interview and only setup a showing when they meet the prescreen criteria of adequate income, no prior evictions, referrals, no smokers and no pets (in my case).

Being close to the village OR being pet friendly OR having a view all tend to raise gross income, but not sure if it really raises return as those units all sell for higher prices.

6.We don’t allow pets, do you have any?

I have found templates for our lease agreement, pet addendum and a move out cleaning addendum. 

Here is the ONLY way I would hold it...If you do not have any other good applicants that can take the unit sooner, I would take a non-refundable binder payment equal to one-month's rent NOW, then all of the move-in fees (first/last/security/pet fees) when you sign the lease for October 1st, which should be within a week.