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.

NJ does not allow deposits in excess of 1.5 mo, so like a pet deposit must be added to security and the total not exceed 1.5 months.

But you will get a used house, possibly painted in an unusual style or smelling of neglected pets, and a lien.

There's a lot of red flags on this and I would personally move on.If you still want to pursue it after looking at their background and credit report, might I suggest  a higher security deposit or pet fee up front.Still, there's always better tenants out there for you.

Ya I hate hate hate those people selling "secrets" or trying to recruit on here its one of my biggest pet peeves. 

Best of all it's nontoxic and won't harm pets. 

I'm generally in the No Pet side, but the yard lends itself to outside dogs (fenced in plus fenced kennel).

I think we get slightly above market rents, due to allowing pets, being flexible with credit score, and marketing on Zillow, HotPads, type of sites more than Craig's list.

Gold to hug and love and stroke and pet and I will call him George!

You can also deny on habitability limitations (# of people vs # of bedrooms), a consistent no pet policy if they have a pet,  Megan's Law registrants, ex convicts on parole or Sec 8 applications if you do not want to do the work they request after their inspection.