For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee and pass my credit/criminal background, they must make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.

I never see them in person until they’ve qualified to view the property based on my pre-check questions: Income, Number of occupants, pets, eviction history etc. if they don’t thoroughly answer the questions I skip them.

But they do not.My biggest pet-peeve on BP is that everyone thinks they know best.

Now that all renters have vacated, I went back and assessed an "unauthorized pet" fee.

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.

Great post, so people charge for a both a pet deposit (non refundable) and a pet fee monthly?

It is great, especially for pet owners.

There are any number of reasons a seller might not want the house on the MLS (celebrity, domestic concerns, etc…).See what the agent is offering and ask if they are willing to pay a buyers broker commission if you were to bring your own agent into the deal.

We have an investor (he's invested on other projects with us) with fund management experience we're working with to set one up but he's semi-retired and it's a pet project for him. 

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.