I've successfully coached new investors many times and have long-term relationships with them.Granted there seems to be a new breed of investors who in my opinion are just better suited for table-top investing...REITs and such.Thanks Ellis!

This was a sweet old dog that did not raise any safety concerns, with me anyway.I need to see what my insurance says about dogs or breed specific before proceeding with either of the two.

In your lease you should have a section about whether pets are allowed or not,with the cost of deposits/ pet rent/liability of damage caused by pets.You can also add a pet addendum to your lease, to clearly state the size/breed/age/ approximate weight of the pet and damage responsibility.I make all my pet fees non refundable, since that would cover at the least the cost of pest control for fleas/ticks.If these are things that wasn't discussed at the time of the verbal agreement, I would call the tenant and explain the pet policy/deposits so that you can revise your lease accordingly.

This decision is a great start.You represent a new breed of real estate entrepreneur.

I am not validating its accuracy, just reporting the news :) I found this interesting as I didn't think of some of the breeds.

Kevin Breed Yes.

As far as insurance, the only time it was an issue (and didn't create one as the dog was very well trained when we actually met him, so we didn't push it) was when my property manager signed a 2-year lease with a couple that owned a rottweiler as they put mixed breed on the application and the manager never met the dog.  

And you put a 'bad owner' with one of the stronger breeds and you have a disaster in the making.

Oh and another compliment is on the type of culture you guys breed in this community is 2nd to none, for one A LOT of people including myself use their REAL name when posting, which means people want to be held accountable for what they say.

The noise would be my concern not the breed of the dog.