(Are pets allowed in your contract?)

2) We are leaning towards a no pet policy. 

Choose the tenant with the worst payment history, bad upkeep, or  most annoying pet. 

Also, look up what pets have to be allowed and how to handle service dogs vs. emotional companions. 

"Any and all tenant deposits along with any prepaid rents (security/pet deposits, last month's rents, etc.) shall be transferred to buyer at closing, verified by tenant signed estoppel letters", just off the top of my head. 

foreclosures don't work that way... you would be wasting a ton of time and money if you try to analyze these like your buying a property either listed or off market.1. unless you break into the house your not going to get any inspections done.2. title work is simple you should have that set up with your pet title company and they do it all for you in a matter of hours.3. back tax's will be found in 2 minutes.4. no appraising this is were a true foreclosure buyer knows values and sets their own values.. you can run it by a RE broker to get a BPO... but no one does a true appraisal on a foreclosure home..

Do you have pets?

The mice always look for a warm place and food source when the winter comes.Poisons can work but are very dangerous to pets.

Pets, service animals and emotional support animals, oh my!

It includes the clause "Tenants agree to clean up after their pet and to dispose of their pet's waste properly and quickly."