Food in fridge is from April this year and it basically looks like someone was half way through moving out and then something happened and so a bunch of stuff is still in house. specifically one room filled with about 10 burner phones, 3 tvs, personal clothes, mail, kids personal items and bunch of random stuff new with tags, etc etc. he also had pets which was against lease term. one of the rooms was used as a pet room completely destroying carpet and staining walls with urine etc. 

It’s pet friendly with hardware floors and a fenced in backyard.

., pets).How should the contract be handled moving forward?

Don't let the tail wag the dog.

We do NOT sign a lease with a prospect until they have:1) Paid Holding Fee2) Paid all MoveIn Funds: first month's rent + security deposit + Pet Fees, etc., MINUS Holding Fee paid.3) Utility Transfer: we require proof they've put all applicable utilities in their name.4) We do send them a copy of the lease to review.Once all above done, we send lease to sign electronically.

Just adding to the dog pile, but getting M2M leases on an occupied quad instead of long term lock ins is a huge win.

@Dayton BishopStarting investing with limited money can be achieved through various strategies such as house hacking, partnerships, bird dogging, subject-to deals, joining a Real Estate Investment Group (REIG), interning or working for a real estate investor, college networking, and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Real Estate Crowdfunding.

If pets are allowed by the HOA I would strongly recommend you consider allowing pets as more than 50% of travelers travel with their pets and that will make your priority more desirable.

Licensed brokers in NC can't pay finders fees for unlicensed people (e.g. bird dogs) in NC.

Consider 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.