In demand, for dogs and cats Renting out your investment property is often a bit scary, and finding the right tenants can be a dilemma. But, if you’re able to, expanding your search to include pet lovers could land you with the most perfect tenants of all. Pet-friendly rental properties are quite difficult to find, but there are big benefits attached to upgrading your rental property so that it’s suitable for tenants who have pets. | |
Animal lovers and homebodies Typically, people who love their pets enjoy spending time with them. As a landlord, you’ll be pleased to know that people who love spending time with their pets are more likely to be at home as often as possible. This is a great benefit, not only from a security perspective but from the perspective of property upkeep too. By making your property pet-friendly, you’re expanding your pool of prospective tenants. Similarly, your property could command a higher rental price. After all, pet-friendly homes are in high demand in South Africa, has become a rarity, and not the norm, in the rental property environment. Check the rules Before you start upgrading your rental property, you must consider the type of property you’re renting out. We recommend:
Step 2: Fun with fencing Now that you’re sure your property can be upgraded to be pet-friendly, it’s time to plan, measure, and start renovating! Before you start thinking about what to do indoors, you must consider your property’s external areas. To make your rental property’s external areas pet-friendly, you should:
Step 3: Floors and all A fully carpeted home is never going to be a pet-friendly dream. Pet fur and dander is shed all too often and gets caught up in your carpet all too quickly. Most of all, accidents happen, and you don’t want to be left with any strange stains in the carpet. Perhaps you’d like to keep the carpets in the bedrooms, and that should be fine. But, for the major living spaces in your rental property, we recommend replacing the carpets with easy-to-clean tiles or concrete. If your home has antique or wooden fittings, it may also be appropriate to replace those with aluminium fittings, or similar. Step 4: Security and safety If you’re looking for a pet-friendly property checklist, we’ve got one right here! But, as a landlord and property owner, there are a few more things you need to do, before renting out a pet-friendly property:
Step 5: The lease Renting out your pet-friendly property can be successful, so long as everyone sticks to the terms and conditions of your lease. We recommend your lease:
Good luck in your search for the perfect pet-lover tenant! |