Only issue is that they had 2 big dogs, who used couches to sleep on and couches are left with strong pet odor so much so that my new tenants may be repulsed and might demand new set of couches. 

I know the urgent priority is to 100% dry out the trapped moisture.

Hello,A prospective tenant reached out to me and they have a pet , they mentioned it as a small dog.

Hello, if tenant has not provided any mail forwarding address am I still required to return the security deposit? Is the onus on me to proactively ask her for her mail forwarding address if she failed to provide it up...

You hear the big dogs say all the time "getting started is the hardest part."

Anyone looking for a bird dog?

I know people offer this to me all the time.. but the success rate is just so low I feel bad leading someone on that they can make money trying to bird dog deals for us.. right now in the cycle the money is made on the MLS  listings = money.. keep in mind your selling for the highest price much easier to talk someone into listing with you to maximize their return then to try to buy a property far under what it will sell for on the open market.. your pool of sellers is just very very small.. where as your pool of retail sellers is very very large..

Call the contractor and ask how many he expects, for how long, and when, realizing that when may be a soft number.That call might be a call to your bird dog (so to speak), so maybe go visit with 12 pack and leave 10 when you go with some pre-printed maps and rental rate flyers.

I allow appropriately neutered/spayed cats, and dogs that are not puppies, and that are not on my insurer's prohibited dog list. 

If your tenants are newbies to the area, you can even include locations/phone numbers of urgent care facilities, then add a few amenities on there as well like local parks (basically things that would be helpful and of interest)If your area (or HOA {may or may not apply}) has Facebook pages for events like block parties or free concerts, you can add that info too.By doing these things you're giving your tenants some very helpful resources (emergency and otherwise), as well as welcoming them to the community.