I can totally understand landlords not wanting to rent to people with pets.
It's been years since I rented, but when I did, I wouldn't go with large commercial landlords. I always went to a local real estate agent & got a referral to a landlord with just a few well-kept properties. I met with the landlord one-on-one & came to an arrangement that included a much heftier deposit than usual. I never had a problem finding something...even with kids & a dog.
I had my kids do the same while they were in college, once they moved out of the dorms. My, just turned 21 last month, son lives in a house that you wouldn't believe! Him & his roomies are renting his landlords own private home, after she built herself a new home. 4 bedrooms, two amazing bathrooms with large, beautiful tiled showers & separate Jacuzzi tubs in each, newly finished hardwood floor throughout, premium trim & woodwork, and an absolutely gorgeous kitchen with cherry to-ceiling-cabinets, with lighted glass uppers, granite counters, stainless top-end appliances. I was absolutely floored that the landlord would rent this house to 4, 21 year old college kids! But 3 of the roomies lived together & rented a more typical college house from her the previous year & were the best tenants she'd had, so she took a chance on them.
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