I would make sure there's a pet deposit and a cleaning fee attached to the lease. 

The law is a jealous mistress and requires my full attention so finding time to bird dog deals, negotiate leases, purchase and sale agreements and all the ancillary parts of real estate investing is difficult.

We have a strict no pet policy and explained multiple times about it.

They may be counting pet rent in with that rate.

But she hinted about having to put the dogs in daycare.   

I’ve been having trouble finding people to bird dog for.

The first step: Think about what you are trying to achieve and who will be living in it.If you are going to rent to families or allow pets – think waterproof long-term flooring.

I didn’t make any decisions just worked like a dog.

Will you allow pets? 

This can very depending on the quality of the home, quality of material, class of renter, whether you accept animals, etc.If this were a decent single-family home rented to families with a dog or two, I would probably stock 20%.