Any of the current tenants have pets (if dogs, what breeds)6.

It sounds like you're cross breeding your properties. 

The breed insurance exclusion will give you a reasonable justification, but it could still get messy if they pursue legal action.Id dig into the true status of it being an ESA and if that pans out as "real" then its reasonable to require the tenant to carry liability insurance for the pet

@Clinton Davis my understanding now after having heard from a few people on this thread is that the tenant can in fact still dispute funds through PayPal.

Reading about real estate is great but you will learn 10x what you can in any book by actually closing on your first investment. 

(Spouses can, in most cases, share a 401k plan, thereby reducing fees and paperwork burden.) 

I'm looking at building 40k sqft with 3acres between $950k and $1mil (again, freeway access).I've talked to a few realtors who are taking California cash from investors and buying whatever they can (at asking price or higher) because the investors want out of CA and the stock market and are willing to buy whatever they can in our valley to have more stable long terms returns.

Rent out whatever rooms you can in your primary residence and manage your roommates/tenants yourself.

If we have tenants that live in a unit for a few years and asked about a cat or smaller breed dog, that's a different story.

The only thing better than real estate apparently is breeding reptiles but yeah, no thanks (: