I think the way around that is to just advertise that this is the rent for non-pet owners, and this is the rent for pet owners, and if I find out you have a pet, the rent agreement would say that both parties agree that it will be assumed that the pet was there from day one, and the higher rent would be owed back to the beginning of the lease.Either way, tenants will try to sneak in pets.The owner I worked for would come on weekends and haul off garbage to another of his properties that had a big dumpster - he was too cheap to pay for twice a week garbage pickup (depression baby). 

This baloney with the property manager disagreeing with the plumber's rate and all of you having team shouting matches with the plumber's wife -- this is all baby-talk baloney.

If she wasn't collecting the rent, you had a right to start micromanaging her.Anyway, I don't think you need to throw the baby out with the bathwater here. 

Ever wondered why Dallas, TX , Arizona, Florida are having an heavy influx of green baby investors?

I received a guaranteed return and sleep like a baby at night. 

An update to this is that I have now discovered that there are also baby wipes that were crammed down there as well, and only one unit has a baby. 

Now a year later, we have 2 properties in Texas and a baby on the way and are looking to move back to the area next year.We want to buy a low market value house either in foreclosure or in need of big repairs.

Being new parents to a beautiful baby girl, Kat and I are much more focused on providing security for our daughter and the best life possible for her.  

Hi All - i'm interested to know what the rental market is like in 55+ retirement communities, particularly in South FL, given baby boomers are outliving retirement income.

DR purists will disagree, but with a small change to baby steps(*) 2 and 4, a leveraged REI can follow the program.