Should You Allow Pets In Your Rental Properties?

 

pets in your rental properties

 

Should you allow pets in your rental properties?  Let’s take a minute and talk about what can happen if you do because you need rules and policies in place. Allowing pets in your rental properties opens up your pool of renters but also increases your headaches!

 

Early one bright and sunny Tuesday morning, one of your tenants calls into the office with a maintenance issue. The kitchen faucet is leaking, could you send someone out right away to fix it. 

 


The tenant won’t be home and Fluffy, his small dog, (which is on the lease) will be locked in a crate in the bedroom, so just come on in.
You happen to have a maintenance person in the area who has time to run by to take a look at the problem. 

 

[ctt template=”11″ link=”E229D” via=”no” ]I know many landlords that don’t allow pets and I know for a fact that the tenant usually just hides the pet. [/ctt]

 

pets in your rental property

 

BIG AGGRESSIVE DOG

The next thing you know, your maintenance person calls you.  He angry because a large dog came out of nowhere, chased him out of the house and almost bit him!  

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Three Tips To Follow To Help You Become A Successful Landlord

Becoming A Successful Landlord

Being a successful landlord is not as easy as it sounds and it doesn’t happen by accident. 

 

When you decide to invest in rental property, there are a number of issues that can come up.  Some of these problems are a result of tenants that do not take care of the property, which leads to another whole set of problems.

 

You, as a landlord, are responsible for maintaining your properties.  

  • Want a lot of headaches?
  • Like dealing with unhappy tenants?
  • Love tenants who will stop paying the rent?

 

When a tenant stops caring, unhappy code officials will begin to levy fines against your property. The best advice I can give to landlords is to always keep your property in good shape.  You will attract and keep better quality tenants if your properties are well maintained. 

 

[ctt template=”3″ link=”ZU6cz” via=”no” ]Nobody ever said that being a landlord was easy. [/ctt]

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