My notice mentioned restraining any pets, so no one gets hurt.  

This book is full of practical advice from application screening to eviction to pets to whatever.

@Michelle: *Call* the PM in addition to emailing; be willing to put in an application sight unseen if you are not in Portland yet; be prepared to take possession as soon as the unit is available; don't be a smoker; have excellent credit; if you have pets, be prepared to pay higher rent and deposit; have realistic expectations--do not expect to pay Gresham rent in the Pearl district; follow through and do what you say you will do when you say you will do it. 

Just get your forms ready in advance and have good ideas on the type of systems to handle requests, pets, communication, etc. and it will not be a problem.As someone said though, treat it like a business because it is a business.

We will be installing a sink in one of the 'bedrooms', but no range, w/d hookups, furnace, etc. so when we eventually want to sell, those items can be easily removed.Rentals are currently in huge demand in our area - we had a catastrophic wildfire about 10-15 mi from our home and people are desperate for housing, but I am becoming concerned as I've seen people recommending lying about ESAs to get their pets in rentals (we have 2 dogs already and wont accept pets), people reporting rental listings to the AG if they think the price is too high (gouging), along with the general worry over destructive/abusive/etc tenants.

Some things that you should consider when it comes to the lease are: Inherited tenants, Pet Addendums, RUBS - who pays for water, electricity, etc.

http://nreig.com/I'll post a longer thread about my investment goals - but the quick version.Cut my teeth on two investment properties here in the Bay Area, got great purchase prices in 2010 and 2013. 

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.

We have not allowed pets in the past, mostly because we have not had any problems finding tenants without pets (but a lot of pet owners asked anyway). 

No pets.