She is thinking of renting out her house for short term rental while she's gone to make up for some of the costs of being gone (she has some special need dogs that cost more to board).

As well as coffee shops like Bottoms Up Coffee are moving in and small microbreweries like brew dog and Land Grant

And if you accept pets, ask that too.

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.

They don't care, as long as there is grass for their pets to go in.

If you don't have time to bird-dog your own deals, these guys can be a great asset.

Then there is one on the wall to the left of it, which I hate opening since it opens to the patio of my neighbors apartment where she keeps 5 little dogs, so opening it only fills the hot living room with the smell of dog urine.

I can tell you the last person I evicted was shocked, and was having to live with friends because no one would rent to them... not even a mobile home... and they had a family of 4 with a dog.  

Quieter tenants translates to: Older individuals without children or noisy pets. 

Also on the backside of the property, she put a junky chair and table with a smoke bucket and dog tie out.