Ideally I wouldn't want any dogs/cats in the place because of the hardwood floors (urine) and whatever else such as chewing on corners of doors, etc. 

thanks guys i had a similar discussion with my contractor.i'm making a first time loan for hard money on a gut rehab. 160k. i might have been born at night but it wasn't last night. what would happen if thieves took all the materials. i'd be struck with an unfinished property and an unpaid debt. i told him not on the first one start small and work my way upmoral of the discussion don't bite off more than you can chew.

She was going to chew her tongue off before admitting to me that she was a wholesaler, and that really bugged me.Good luck with your deal!

Do you really want rodents in there building nests, chewing on things and pooping everywhere?  

Don't bite off more than you can chew in the first go....buy a house in YOUR name to get started.

So we have a 4 family Citibank REO under contract. It is two detached duplexes(upstairs/downstairs units) on one 5000sqft lot.  Each of the 4 units, are 3 bedroom and 1 bath. It is not in a floodzone, two blocks from ...

If they leave them out while they are gone, a lot of the larger breeds will chew up the walls and trim and eliminate all over the property.  

In the meantime,  I need ideas to chew on until then.  

@Cameron Chew@Tanya F.Fannie Mae will allow up to 10 homes.  

This guy but off more than he could chew, stopped paying credit cards, and you think he is going to pay you on time all the time?