No harm in doing a bit of both networking for a team and looking for the deal/farm area.

Sounds like the city completely bailed them out of the fact their house had fallen into disrepair causing harm and danger to anyone who was in and around that property.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

I'm happy to move dates if they wish because that doesn't harm me but cancelations can be harmful on VRBO.

There may be a risk of the animal causing physical harm to neighbors and other tenants.

An experienced investor who is well-capitalized can deal with the issue and continue making payments, without harming the seller or their credit.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each don’t cover.

If the building has 4 units or less and the owner lives in one of the units.If the property is a SFH and the owner owns less than 3 SFH's.If the animal brings an undue financial hardship to the building owner.If the animal would cause damages or harm to others in the building."

I believe the first paragraph will end up in doing lots of harm than good.People dont like breaking the mold.

What harm could there be?