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My wife and I wanted to move to a specific neighbourhood in Edmonton so our oldest son could go to the community school in September. So rather than looking to buy we decided it might make more sense to rent an executive home and preserve capital for rental downpayments.
We have two little boys and a dog.
Let me tell you, if you have vacancies and want to cater to a group of people who have a hard time finding a place to live allow pets.
We made it clear to the landlords that we were also landlords and recognized we represented a higher wear and tear factor. We even in one case offered to refinish the floors at the end of our lease if we didn`t follow through with a purchase of the property when the landlord was ready to sell.
No one wanted to rent to us.
So, we decided to buy instead.
I guess the point of the story is that it can be really frustrating being a tenant and being turned down because you have a four legged member of the family. And if you don`t allow pets you`re eliminating a large pool of very good tenants. I`d rent to another landlord in a second. I`d even rent to me and my family.
We have two little boys and a dog.
Let me tell you, if you have vacancies and want to cater to a group of people who have a hard time finding a place to live allow pets.
We made it clear to the landlords that we were also landlords and recognized we represented a higher wear and tear factor. We even in one case offered to refinish the floors at the end of our lease if we didn`t follow through with a purchase of the property when the landlord was ready to sell.
No one wanted to rent to us.
So, we decided to buy instead.
I guess the point of the story is that it can be really frustrating being a tenant and being turned down because you have a four legged member of the family. And if you don`t allow pets you`re eliminating a large pool of very good tenants. I`d rent to another landlord in a second. I`d even rent to me and my family.