Evidently another tenant in the apartment had lost the little guy, even though I had a no pet policy at the time.

One pet peeve I have is a long delay for a response, even if a person reaches out to me and says, "Hey, I got your email/msg, but I'm still awaiting additional information and will get back to you within the next few days."

I'll never understand how people could actually live in those conditions with pet waste, piles of junk, and boxes of half eaten pizza everyone..... but I'd like to turn those properties into profits.6.  

Using a system with numbers is now defendable if there are complaints.1.On time for appointment2.BROUGHT NECESSARY ITEMS: Identification, application information, references, application fee, holding deposit...3.Filled out application completely and truthfully4.Able to verify all of the necessary information5.Able to pay full amount of rent and deposit6.Sufficient monthly income of 3 times the rental amount7.Verifiable income and employment8.Stable income or employment for a minimum of _____ months9.Financial obligation of no more than _____% of income10.Satisfactory credit history (no bankruptcy)11.Provided credit references12.At current address for a minimum of ______months13.Gave proper notice to current landlord14.Gave proper notice to previous landlord15.No prior evictions16.No problems with previous landlords17.Deposit fully returned (none withheld for damages)18.No complaints or police reports regarding disturbing the peace, etc.19.No significant violations of a previous rental agreement20.No pets or is willing to sign a pet agreement and meets additional pet criteria21.Non-smokers22.Has a Delinquency Rate less than 45% based on Credit Score Analysis performed by Tenant Background Search.23.Has a credit grade of B or credit score of 600 or higher per Tenant Background Search.

Small add-ons (that the competition may not offer) can make a difference, too (depends on your market, but it could simply be providing appliances, a pets on approval policy, more parking/storage, etc)......

Welcome to BP and hopefully soon welcome to San Antonio.The city has not had a good record of folks taking care of their animals so the city has limits on the number of pets in a household and some other stringent rules for pets.

Sign up and read the HomeAway community forums, do a search for pets, lots of pro and con info there and suggestions on how to prepare for pets. 

(will vary by property)Do you have any pets?

Seen a "no pets allowed...except service animals" sign lately? 

@Francisco Feliz the pet stains are your real problems!