You can easily get a judgment and report the non-payment to credit bureaus.

You can easily get them to 65%, 80% or 150%.

If the tenant was evicted once before odds are it can easily happen again.  

I think investing in buy and hold property is an excellent idea, but it can easily be a terrible idea if you don't have reserves.  

On a brand conversion they can require items that could easily triple my numbers.

If you own a rental property in high demand area and know that you will be able to rent it out to someone else easily, why not do that and get someone that not only won't have a pet that could leave the stench of urine behind once they are gone, but at the same time get someone that doesn't lie and try to sneak around what they agreed to on the lease agreement.Its not that landlords "think of pets as a chair" its that landlords think of their rentals as investments that they are trying to preserve as long as possible so it can continue to maximize its profit bc thats the reason the landlord bought it in the first place, to mke money.

Then give him the option to let you out of the lease easily, with return of deposit or you'll take legal steps.

Schlage makes a couple very good locks that can store multiple opening codes and are easily re-programed, kinda spendy but well worth it.Congrats on the 4plex!

Trim, cabinets, doors, HVAC etc. can all be easily ruined by a seemingly harmless pet.I'd be quite leery about renting to somebody who will be bringing random animals in and out of the apartment.

I'm guessing this pool of tenants pays for lots of things with cash and it's just a matter of finding a centrally located, easily accessible and safe collection site.