Looking at potential new tenants for a recently vacant unit.  One prospective new tenant has a service dog, that I believe is a dangerous breed, or a mix with a dangerous breed (pitbull).  I do not allow dangerous bre...

Hi everyone,I had a friend reach out about a situation he is in. He has been living in a town house for awhile now and he just adopted a dog (part pitbull) and now his landlord is trying to evict him. He sent me the l...

Hey folks - so I have a property in a lower-income part of town and almost every tenant who applies has a pitbull. (The animal, not the singer!) Anyway - tenants today know the game. They just need to say "it's a serv...

Hey BP!I have a property on the market for rent that I've been anticipating getting $1,000 a month for. I now have a qualified tenant interested in signing a 2-year lease at $1,050 per month ($50 more per month than I...

Can someone please explain the difference between wholesaling and bird dogging? To me it seems like both would find deals for investors. Thanks,Rod

I got myself into trouble by verbally agreeing to a tenant's question during a signing over a year ago:These A+ tenants said, "We're interested in getting a dog at some point. If that's ok, we can sign a two year leas...

Hi everyone,
How does everyone handle pets in their rentals. Currently in PA. pet deposits, non refundable pet fees, or pet rent? why or why not? and what are the fees you use for dog, cat, rabbit, ginea pig? 
I'm ...

I just recently purchased my first rental property , a two family home in Cleveland Ohio.Due to the above I will not be resigning my lease and will be out no later than April 1st, ideally middle of March. I will natur...

Washington state, Cowlitz CountyHello, I am new (2 days) to the landlord scene and I have a duplex with inherited tenants. One tenant has 4 small (large rat size) dogs and claims that they are emotional support/ servi...

Hey,I’m pretty new to the self managing vacation rental game. We have a beach house that states very clearly no pets allowed in the house rules. The guest has signed a renter agreement and paid a $500 security deposit...