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As a landlord, you may deal with problem tenants once or twice in your property's lifetime. If the way you screen tenants is poor it could happen more often than that. However, these problems all have a solution, even if that means performing an eviction to reclaim your property. 

In an ever-connected world like ours where a camera is always recording or someone with a cellphone only several feet away, setting fire to your own Leander rental property isn't the best idea. Well, that's exactly what this landlord in Leander, Texas did. Fed up with his tenants and their inability to pay he set fire to his rental home with tiki torches while the tenants were inside. Below is the video provided From Austin's KXAN news network. 

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If you own or are considering purchasing a rental property in Austin, Texas there will come a time when you have to decide to either allow or not allow pets to live in the property with your tenants. This decision can be an important one. Yes they can cause damage, but so can tenants and they are what makes your property profitable. In cities like Austin where the majority of businesses are considered ‘pet-friendly’, not allowing pets in your property can harm you in many areas of owning a rental property.

Here are some benefits of allowing tenants to have pets in your Austin, Texas rental home:

More Money

The rent money that comes in every single month is what makes this all worth it, and increasing this number is always a priority of you, the owner. Sure, a typical renewal will come with a standard 2% increase to rent amount every single year, but allowing pets is a sure fire way to increase your rental rate right now.

With the inclusion of pets at your property this will allow you to collect a pet deposit and pet rent. Even at $30/mo, this pet rent could add up to $360 in extra income every single year!

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