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geardaddy

(25,392 posts)
8. Come rent in Minneapolis
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:35 PM
Sep 2012

Almost all the rentals I know of allow cats or small dogs with a hefty security deposit.

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it is getting increasingly harder to find places that accept pets fizzgig Sep 2012 #1
Try Craigslist -- I've had good luck finding rooms through there and dogs/cats can be... MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #2
If you're looking in poorer areas... Chan790 Sep 2012 #3
It's easy to think the landlords are the ones to blame but really it's a few bad tennants LynneSin Sep 2012 #4
Interesting. Of all the people I know who own homes, their pets have never destroyed the house. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #5
True, but these are people that own the house and it's their dime to fix it up LynneSin Sep 2012 #6
+1. Agreed. As a former landlord, that's exactly the case riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #9
ah, but the renters would have snuck those in, regardless. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #13
What really killed me was that I advertised as "pet friendly", they only mentioned the dog riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #18
Sending you good vibes. You WILL find a place, if you look hard enough. Obamamite Sep 2012 #7
Come rent in Minneapolis geardaddy Sep 2012 #8
I tell ya, if I could handle the cold and the heat there, I'd consider it. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #14
No, I hear ya. geardaddy Sep 2012 #17
What,exactly,is a sophicticated city? I know it's tough to virgogal Sep 2012 #20
If you've ever cleaned up after a bad pet owner you'd understand it. davsand Sep 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #15
As a former Hula Popper Sep 2012 #11
My ex got custody of the Golden when he dumped me. pink-o Sep 2012 #12
I've seen some ads that say "small dogs OK" Mopar151 Sep 2012 #16
As the owner of a property management company... NCTraveler Sep 2012 #19
The trend in NYC is to accept pets. I recently went apartment hunting and everyone seemed stevenleser Sep 2012 #21
I will second the suggestion to look on Craigslist. We couldn't sell a house...had to rent it... mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #22
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