The first set of tenants that he chose to rent to happened to be dog owners, but my friend decided to try to turn this to his advantage by allowing dogs, but with an additional monthly charge for the pet.

High sheens show wall imperfections more but allow you to better wash off the grime, smoke smell, pet stuff, etc that may come!  

Pets:  If someone has a well behaved pet, I allow it. 

I have had only 1 tenant that "thrashed" the place, her dogs loved to dig up the back yard, and she literally asked if she needed more than the $1,200 security and $400 pet deposits I was keeping.

What are the HOA rules and regs regarding pets?

This eliminates bad behavior on the part of the pet a vast majority of times.

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I'm sure the owner would love it if you would keep the place super-clean and decluttered, get rid of any pets and leave for all showings.

A while back I complained about how they had advertised allowing pets, which is why I moved in, then the next month I was 12 hours late with my rent.

The rental property is large with a large backyard and we said pets were ok.