Real Estate 101 » pets

Finding a Home for Your Four Footed Friends: 1

Heather — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:44:58 +0000

Finding a rental property that accepts pets can be an effort in frustration, but there are tips you can follow to give you a hand.

For one thing, you have to give yourself plenty of time to find such a place. You need to check out appropriate adds at least a month and a half before moving.

You also need to be understanding. Landlords do not reject pets because they are mean spirited; many of them are simply protecting their properties.

As well, you need to use the resources which are available to you. If you contact animal care agencies in the area you will be moving to, they may be able to give you a list of rental properties that do not have a problem with pets.

Renting with Pets: 2

Heather — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:03:45 +0000

Now, while it is very true that lots and lots more rental properties are more than happily to allow pets, you still have to be quite careful. Often there are fees involved, some of them open and some of them hidden. This may not seem like a big deal, but it is if you are not aware of the fact and thus cannot factor it into your budget.

In general, those renters who do charge you fees for your pets will charge, say, about fifty to sixty dollars for large animals and twenty to thirty for smaller ones. They may charge deposits in case animals mess up the floors, the carpets, or the furniture.

You may be able to negotiate here, however, by offering to put down carpet yourself and things of that nature. Or, you may simply want to pay the extra fees each month — but you at least need to make sure you are aware of them, so you can factor them into your budget.

Renting with Pets: 1

Heather — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:50:17 +0000

For many of us, our pets are like members of our families. They are, not to put too fine a point on it, like our children. But what do you do when you are renting a house, an apartment, a duplex, a townhouse, et cetera, and want to bring your pets with you? It is well and good for people who may not be animal lovers to say that pets cannot rule your decisions, but that is easier said than done.

The good news is that, these days, rental properties are becoming more and more pet friendly. So, when you are looking for a new place to rent, the first thing you need to do is check out those ads which specifically say that the property is pet friendly.

However, as you will see in the next post, you always need to make sure to read the fine print, as it were.