I had a similar off-season challenge and decided to allow pets ( with restrictions and clear house rules) and I gave a 30% discount to try & attract  snowbirds ( I’m in FL) - my calendar filled up for a few  months with a few pet owner bookings and  2 separate 45 night bookings,  did all this on pricelabs & airbnb -best of luck ! 

It has been like pulling teeth to get money from her.

I say somewhat because it is like pulling teeth when you need to use it.We also do direct bookings and other platforms where we do our own ID verification. 

Buy a fourplex so you have a place to live and three rentals to cut your teeth on.

I create a comp set to dive into the competition and analyze how many other MTR homes there are, what cleaning fees are being assessed, booking lead time, # bedrooms and competition and if EV charge, Pet policy and Pools make a difference.JURNY for a PMS system & channel manager.

Single guys no pets.

But Americans have pets they love and want our space.

Renting by the room makes it a lot, lot harder to allow pets.

We refunded his 200 dollar pet deposit (Illinois has put ESAs on par with working animals, so we had to refund it), although he says we did not (we do have proof of this).   

Is anyone listed on Booking.com right now and charging a pet fee?