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Hi Landlords, Search the forums for other petscreening.com treads. I'm not going to cover old info or even what petscreening.com does. I have to share and help you re how to thwart fake claiming of ESA, support an...
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Hey everyone! I'm new to BP and wanted to get opinions from other landlords or PM's that have dealt with this type of situation. I have a tenant who signed a 2 year lease in March 2019. They just informed me that they...
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I have a HUD home under contract and when I did my initial walk-thru there was a heavy pet odor in the house. Not just musty dog smell but a stronger one, like urine. Not sure if it is dog or cat or both. I believe...
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My team and I are looking to close on our second property tomorrow and the seller has been tough to negotiate with. Here are the facts:She's at $130k and we need it around $105kHouse is a wreck inside, cat pee, dishes...
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hey everybody,I have had the same tenet for one year with a new lease coming up May 1st. He is thinking about getting a puppy for his family. Which is better a one time pet deposit or add on to the monthly rent for a...
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Does anyone have any experience allowing tenants to have snakes or geckos as pets?
I have a tenant applying to live at one of my properties with a snake and a gecko. I allow pets, but typically my tenants have cats ...
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When I was starting out, I was told about the difference between owning & PM'ing. I didn't realize it until later, but it super helped when I realized there's the following main skills everyone who aspires/is a r...
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I'm wrapping up a deal on a 2 bed, 1 bath house for $55,000 in the Midwest. The rent will be bumped up to $700 a month. After accounting for the mortgage, insurance, taxes, cap-ex, vacancy, and property management (bu...
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What is the standard for Pet Deposits in the industry? We have a 2/2 apt that we have maintained well, mainly because we do not permit pets to renters. However, I am thinking of changing to appeal to more renters. Any...
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I need your opinions about this. I have never owned a pet and this also my first time trying to rent to a tenants with pet.I'm about to rent to a potential tenant who has a dog. After doing some research here and onli...