I read about the topics online and it seems that Dog, CCTV, light are useful.

She brought one of her three dogs with her.

Hence, my venture into real estate.My goals are to use rental property investing to supplement my retirement savings, generate stable cash flow and within 10 years, be able to replace my W-2 income and go into real estate investing full time.Other than investing, my hobbies are anything outdoors: mountain biking, kayaking, fishing, hiking and spending time with my wife and our spoiled dog, Gunner.I look forward to becoming an active member of BiggerPockets, continuing to learn and grow, and share my experiences with the community!

The dog was being dog sat for a few weeks.

The guy you talked to was probably more of a bird dog than a wholesaler.

If they can figure a way out of it (and its possible), good for them but I no longer have a dog in the fight. 

He was open about having a dog, only smoking outside, etc..

That way, you could do the garage idea.Or turn it into a "free" neighborhood dog park.

It's the single biggest failure point for so many investors, in my opinion, because  without it we're just dogs chasing our tail.

Many Landlords will accept dogs but not cats for this reason.