Given the low income area, we did not charge additional pet fees.

To add to what @Jeremy Bourgeois provided for valuable feedback, I'd like to provide some additional food for thought.

Legally we can charge more, but I don't think the market would support 3x rent unless you were lowering your credit or pet standards.  

Deducting :Food (one person)Entertainment (movies, 1-2 nights out, nothing crazy, really conservative) Pet (a small dog shares miserable existence next to you)Commute ($7-10 /day)Car insurance paymentsRent (So cheap because you try to save money and live in a ********.

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.

It's going to be an interesting couple of years.....esp with the absolute necessities in life; monthly cell phone costs, Netflix, that auto pmt/lease & Whole Foods/Trader Joe groceries; costing way more than a months rent.

I have a strict no pet policy for my units. 

People need to eat too and they're not telling grocery stores or restaurants they have to give their food away for free.

The Starbucks and Whole Foods theory isn't a distance to theory really, it's more of an upswinging neighborhood identifier.

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.