For a legal service dog, you cannot charge a pet fee or deposit or pet rent because a legal service dog is considered an appliance, not a pet.

You had 5 dogs before the stray and her 7 new puppies came. 

Bird dogging is a way to make money but its not gonna get you rich.WE have had many do some birddogging for us on the private lending side to find qualified people that need a loan and its interesting how many last a few weeks - I sense the same holds true for real estate bird dogs.

.: It's not the dogs; it's the owner. 

We moved down to Jacksonville last year with our dog and cat from Minneapolis.

They can't assess all the subjective data like overall layout, view from the living room window, the dogs next door that bark all day, the width of doorways, size of individual rooms, quality of kitchen cabinets and appliances, etc.The best thing to do is study your market regularly.

because I was paying my bird-dogs vs having them pay me and just promise how someday, maybe just maybe they will bring the grand-slam of a deal and then I will be paying them oh-so much $$$$$ Seriously, from those buying into this I gotta understand how your mind works, no insult meant, I am genuinely intrigued and baffled because if it's a good deal you can go to any number of investors and get $, not a one will charge you for the opportunity to present them deal. 

Your value is finding deals for them, bird-dogging as they call it..

If your unit doesn't stand out in other ways considering adding amenities like a hot tub, backyard mini golf course, making your airbnb dog friendly, etc.

Cat odor is far more problematic than a small dog, but I would check landlord references to confirm how they've maintained their last residence.