Truth be told not exactly the best (typically late, noise complaints from my other units, parks in grass, etc) I've just found out that she had someone move in who is not on the lease, and also has a pet who claims to be a service dog with legitimate papers. 

If we were to sell our house first, where would we live afterwards with our pets?

Unpermitted pets? 

wow @Bryan Davis that's some story I will add a qualification to my previous post: dead person in unit = not weirddead person in unit eaten by domestic pets = weird

In general, your tenants are responsible for their actions, which should include the actions of their pets.

I know that I can't win a fight against a thug despite my training/pet/partner, and I know the odds of getting attacked as a landlord are slim (well, outside of a war zone anyway).

But the best answer for your home depends on a few questions: -Do you have pets?

Politicians aren't about to admit that they don't want more housing as it puts strain on the infrastructure and it's just not sexy to spend money on infrastructure, not to mention it takes away from spending on their pet projects and eye candy that can get them re-elected.

Track record and experience usually dictates what you can offer.Asset management fees are my new pet peeve. 1% seems reasonable to me.  

A few examples of this would be:  $25 per month per pet for pet rent plus an additional $275 per pet security deposit.