Perhaps a really good speaker that plays the sound of a large, angry dog barking?

From reading the forums I've determined my next action is to find another investor in the area and bird dog for them.

Pets, espically small dogs can be fine but if both the dogs are under 9 months I would wait.

It is a dog eat dog world my friend.

If we are talking a Lakeland "cracker house" I would let my dog live in it as they don't hold up to well. but I would need to know what it would take to repair it?

You can look for great deals and bird dog or wholesale for a deal or two or do a joint venture with a more experienced person. 

We first used this in a dining room about four years ago; the current tenant has a teenage boy, a couple of grandchildren who she babysits frequently and a dog and the product still looks like new four years later.

My question to everyone is if you were in our shoes, would you continue to look for a personal residence in the area or try to find a rental in the area that also would allow our dog and use the equity to buy some out of state turnkeys (thinking of Birmingham since my wife's sister lives just out side the area and could right of travel as a business expense).  

I am in the Cleveland/ North East Ohio market and have literally bought hundreds of deals from other investors. I am in serious buying mode now and asking all of my connections to send me all of their deals. For years...

Sure @Curt Smith, We are utilizing a combination of many marketing strategies:Direct mail ( 2,000 letters a month to out of state owners) ~$1,700/moSocial Media (Facebook, Twitter) -FreeGood old fashion word of mouth -FreeSeller Website (traffic is generated using a mix of SEO, and the above) ~$50/mo (for just the seller site)Searching Craigslist ads -FreeSearching Thrifty Nickel ads - FreeBird dogs -$500 referral fee if we close on the property!