Tenants, animals & landlord's with fear based bias Part 1

I often ponder how many stray dogs come from house holds where the owners have been left with virtually no choice. I think this is most prominent in rental house holds. People often find themselves up against a wall with no landlord willing to accept their animal. I am sure there have been instances where a landlord came to regret their decision to lease to someone with a dog or a cat. By the same token there are plenty of people and children who can do equal damage to a property. Good tenants, with or without a pet should not be penalized for their animal. That is, if you are a bit about the welfare of animals in general. Yes, it is your right as a landlord to do this, but I pray I never see you on NextDoor or some other platform where you are sympathizing and bemoaning the sighting of a stray animal.

Refusing an animal based on breed is at the end of the day an archaic way to view animals. I think that the people who do this have their own personal bias based on fear and lack of true knowledge.

Back in 2009 we sold our home in 8 days. We had an 8 pound cat. A fellow REALTOR had his vacant investment property on the market to sell for a good 6 months. I called him and said, I've got to move and I would like to rent your house. He was open to the suggestion, until he learned I had a cat. I said to him. Hey, your home has been on the market for sale for 6/moths and no one has wanted to buy it. My home sold in 8 days. You come over here to my house, right now and see how I live. She how my cat has negatively affected anything, including smell. He did just that. He was impressed and was considering. In order to push him over the edge of his uncertainty, I said, "money talks". The house I was renting at the time was $2,500 and the regular deposit would theoretically have been $2,500. Without hesitation I said, I will gladly offer you a $2,500 for my cat. He took the deal. We lived there for 5 years. During our time renting, he was able to spend the money on a few things that really should have been done back when it was on the market for sale. It was a win, win for everyone, including my cat.

With so much inventory, now is a good time to secure a rental property and it does not have to be one that is on the market for lease, it could be one that is vacant and been on the market for a while. Structuring a win, win lease offering to a landlord or a tenant, with our without animals can be obtained.