Decide if you will allow pets. 

Washer and dryer inclusion may get you an extra $25-$50 a month, but you'd have to check what your competitors are offering as many apartments offer in-home and/or on-site laundry.You can also consider LED lighting, pet rent, storage rental as other ways to add value and increase rental income.

We allow you to set rules as the landlord - you tell us if you're open to pets, have house rules, etc.

In the rules from the host it clearly says no parties, or pets, or smoking, etc.

It sounds like a pattern of behavior, and the landlord/PM is abusing pet owners to cover their carpet costs. 

They paid the application fee ($50 dollars)  and after they left the open house, texted me about having a pet.

Your appraised value after your new 🚗 pets is what $77,000?.

Also there are literally thousands of HML through out the US.. just google in the state your interested in.no need to pay for someone to give you their list of pet Lenders that does not make sense.. there is huge competition right now in the space for qualified borrowers..

And if he's soured on the idea, he can stop accepting pets.

I've been a Police Officer for about 15 years, I'm married and have 4 awesome tax credits.....er, children, and no pets.