Pet stained carpets, New kitchen, Outside face lift, etc. 

The tenants are violating the lease with pets on the premises, and with a disturbing-the-peace arrest last fall.

I'd recommend: Do as much screening as possible before you rent rooms - not only a credit check, but also ask about certain lifestyle choices (partying, smoking, pets, having significant others over, etc.)

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

Health insurance providers are operating at the state level.

The third factor is the pandemic (and the resulting public health measures) has given potential buyers a new sense of urgency, with demand for existing homes so strong in December that 70% of the homes sold were on the market for less than a month.

I usually have the criteria in my ad including minimum income, no-smoking, and pet fees and requirements.I check court records for local tenants in all the cities they have listed.

I have an applicant who is the most qualified by means of credit score, income, no evictions, no criminal history, no pets, no smoking etc.

I essentially house & pet sit in exchange for us living for free & not paying for Netflix or utilities etc when we're in places like LA and I also focus on our stock investments etc to make future money for us... ie, my "income" will not impress any banks.  

I intend to bump her rent slightly from 1100 to 1200 to compensate for pets.