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Can I refuse to rent to applicants who have emotional support pets? Do tenants use the seemingly loose rules for categorizing animals as emotional support in order to avoid paying pet deposit? When you think about it,...
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I allow dogs in my rentals, but not breeds excluded in my insurance policy. Rotts, pitbulls, Dobermans. When I informed an applicant of these restrictions, she told me her dog was a pitbull, but a therapy dog, and s...
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Just want to know from experience, how much of a liability is to have a tenant with Pets, specifically two dogs? Is it worth the trouble? Is it actually a bad thing? The house I'm planning to rent has mostly carpet, w...
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I have a possible tenant stating they do not have to pay a non refundable pet fee to have two small dogs live with them in our property because they are therapy dogs for her dad of which she is the caretaker for. To m...
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I would like to share a few observations and lessons I learned during renting out my home
1. A brand new appliance makes the home attractive to prospects. It is better to buy a new one than spend a ton of time cleani...
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I just purchased my first investment property! Finally...Well I actually don't close until this afternoon, but I went ahead and put it on Postlets yesterday and got a bite. The gentleman emailed me asking if I allow...
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Hi,We bought a property in Henderson back in June. The property is located in Tuscany Master Plan Community. We are out of state and now relying on local property management company to help us find a tenant. We haven'...
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So, anytime I use a service that sends my listing to all the major rental listing websites so I don't have to enter it manually ten times, Trulia and Zillow add their own notes to my listing, like "Pet Friendly" to m...
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Good Afternoon!Wanted to know thoughts on a security deposits/fees. I have a property that is going to be rented out at $1450/month. The security deposit will be $1450 as well. Out of the $1450 we take a $250 Non r...
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Happy Friday BP Family!Do your sellers have stubborn pet odors/ stains that won't come out? Here are a couple options to rid the home of pet stains and odors, because we all know sometimes even odors can cause a buyer...