I have had many applicants call about my rentals and when I ask about a dog's breed and size, I get answers like, "I'm not sure", "He's a Lab mix" (that means pit bull usually), "You have to allow my Rottweiler, she's a therapy dog!"

I have been intrigued by the idea for several years but have been in grad school (physical therapy and occupational therapy) for 4 years.

Attendance is usually 40-50 (last month was over 50).This month the scheduled speaker is an attorney who will be discussing landlording issues related to service and therapy animals.You can also go online and find a website for COREE which meets, I believe, the first Tuesday every month.

I call it Parrish's therapy.

Their thought process can also be skewed by a subjective approach in trying to massage the numbers to meet what they see as the price needed to get the deal which may include an underestimated budget or inflated exit that is not a true comp.

I sometimes have one or two people mention a service dog but this spring I have 2 vacant properties and every other caller has a "service" or "therapy" animal . . . or three!!! 

I want to make sure they massage the callers and be skripted robots.

This month the scheduled speaker is an attorney who will be discussing landlording issues related to service and therapy animals.You can also go online and find a website for COREE which meets, I believe, the first Tuesday every month.

Attendance is usually 40-50 (last month was over 50).This month the scheduled speaker is an attorney who will be discussing landlording issues related to service and therapy animals.You can also go online and find a website for COREE which meets, I believe, the first Tuesday every month.

These are the expenses usually 'massaged' or omitted entirelyRepairsMaintenanceReal replacement depreciationLeasing feesLegal and eviction expensesSpecial tax assessmentsWater billsCommon area utilitiesAccounting feesFines and penaltiesVacancy expenseOutside contractorHandymanOffice suppliesValue of manager's apartmentReferral feesMy advise is to go over the expenses and see (1) what expenses are missing from the financial statement (2) verify that the expenses appearing on the financial statement are in line with property averages for the area or there is a good reason they are not and (3) verify actual occupancy rates over the last 2 years.If you still have a deal obtain the last few years tax returns, and see if the returns match the financial statements.