Devin W.
Poop Patrol is a real thing
I just heard about PooPrints. I'm not a landlord yet but the issue of pet owners picking up after their pets is a personal pet peeve of mine. PooPrints is a DNA service that registers tenants' dogs and then compares p...
Matthew L.
Emotional Support Animal in a No-Pet Apartment Complex
I have a 24-unit apartment complex that has a no-pet policy. In NM, emotional support animals are classified as assistive animals that cannot be discriminated against. An existing tenant, with 4 months left on lease...
AJ Wong
Most Pet-Friendly AirBnB Markets in the US: Oregon Coast makes another top STR list
If there's one thing STR investors welcome in the PNW... it's dogs with three of the top 10 locations for pet friendly AirBnB's located in Oregon & Washington.
According to AirDNA the top ten vacation rental des...
Scott Kuhnert
Suspect tenants hiding pet....What would you do?
I had a friend perform a walkthrough of my SFH rental today. Everything looked fantastic, but we noticed a stocking for a dog hanging up in one of the pictures he sent.They did ask if they could have one before movin...
John Teachout
Service animals, are they a pet?
I recently rented a SFR and was told the prospective tenants didn't have any pets. We have a no pet policy for some of our properties and allow some small dogs for others (no cats). This property would have allowed sm...
Logan M.
Pets, Planning and Profits
Last week I was watching a presentation from one of our most respected local investors. He said something about pets that I felt would be valuable to share.This investor said "I love pets, they equal profits", this t...
Adam Craig
Would you rent to this family?
We finished a rehab in a B/C class neighborhood. The house has been listed at $1300 for 2 weeks. I just got this email from my PM - would you rent in this situation....? I am leaning towards a yes because its Decem...
Ana Hyler
Discrimination or not?
Hi all, I'm advertising an appartment for rent and I do not accept pets. But I got a person interested in renting...he is deaf and is on disability ...and he has a dog that helps him with his disability. Anyways...sin...
Kathy Judd
Tenant having girlfriend's dogs over
I have a situation with a tenant I wanted to get your opinion. I'm in Idaho if that makes any difference but I have a no pet clause in my lease agreement. No animal, bird, or other pet will be kept on the premises, e...
Kim Parker
Rehomed Pet- Carpet damage mid-lease
Our rental: SFH, nice neighborhood. We are mid-lease (ends in December) and our tenants got a dog in late March. We signed a pet addendum and increased rent by $30 and a $250 pet security deposit. Our lease allows up ...