I don't do pets,, but have had worked for properties that do and it's always a mess, more laws that protect the animals. now landlords have to pay to kennel the pets for 30 days just like storing furniture.. so figure the cost of the eviction, and what it costs to kennel a pet at a boarding faculty, and then see how much of  a deposit makes sense if you let people have pets.. not to mention the clean up 

Most group properties by area, building or something else.Most commercial banks you will want to do business with are locked into a state or a small number of states, so investing out of state gets harder as your splitting up your business relationship with other banks in each service area.

They used the deck as a kennel and that's terrible.. 

Mail to the registered agent not the LLC.3) Whatever list you get, crunch it by your criteria (area, build year, whatever you want) and save this new list.4) Go to Walmart and buy a 3-pack of legal pads (white or yellow) for $2.50, odd color pens (blue, green, red) $5, and business envelopes $10 for 250. 

The multifams that I'm looking at vary from $100k per unit up to $200k per unit depending on area, building, and other factors 

I do not allow outside dog kennels or allow any dog to be tethered outdoors.

Then, we find that the tenants turned their home into a dog kennel, painted walls inside with nearly black colors, busted holes in walls, made holes is fire doors going into the garage to made a doggy door, destroyed the lawns, installed a satellite dish on the roof and destroyed the tile roof shingles, thrashed the yard with a dog that dug holes all over like the dog was a backhoe and the list goes on.The cost to clean an apartment after a tenant moves is usually less than $1500 to $1800 even when the apartment is thrashed.

For example, I always default to 10% until I see / walk the property and adjust based on the area, building, local rates. 

I was wondering if we could require people to show proof of vaccinations, references from previous landlords and/or kennels, and a AKC Canine Good Citizen Certificate with their dogs?

If you are not as familiar with the area, building codes and Buyer demand, I would opt for a slightly longer contingency period to make sure all your ducks are lined up.