If your ideal tenant is scared of the neighborhood or can’t handle the neighbors’ 24/7 barking dogs, you may not get the tenants you want.

We live close by and East Texas has Pine Trees and the bark, pine straw and trees are an invitation to termites.  

I've seen insurance companies have exclusions for that on aggressive breed dogs, so check that out first.Here are the pros and cons in my experience:Pros:- tenants seem to stay longer because its hard for them to find places that will take dogs- I charge a $500 per dog additional security deposit & $25 per month in pet rentCons:- I've had dogs completely destroy yards, and it takes weeks and even months to get the grass to grow back (interestingly enough, this is not an issue for new tenants who have dogs though since there dog will likely do the same)- scratches on doors and chewed carpet- Neighbor complaints about barking (Haven't had this much at all)I have 14 units and I do allow dogs in all of them and have not had any horror stories yet, at least none that resulted in a lot of out of pocket expenses that the deposits did not cover.

I have heard it barking while I am working on the house and I stepped in dog ****. 

Every sound, bark, etc. made me think they were back.

I analyzed many condos before I realized I was barking up the wrong tree.

Bad next door neighbors (exterior of house and lawn in disrepair, large dangerous breed dogs or dogs that bark nonstop while you are there).  

Josh,Amen brother. 1300 bucks under market rent and they're barking orders at the owner? 

Bark or gravel will both be less expensive - bark being the least.  

Am I barking up a wrong tree considering most of these properties would be producing net income for most of the owners?