Pet Friendly Rental Homes in Sacramento

This is a guide to pet friendly rental homes in Sacramento, but first, let me point out that just because my sportscar doesn’t have a back seat for a dog doesn’t mean this Sacramento Realtor can’t take pet-friendly listings for sale in Sacramento. I most certainly do list pet friendly homes. Each and every single family home for sale that I list in Sacramento, all of those single family homes, are pet-friendly home listings. Do you know how I manage to do it?

I can sell pet-friendly homes because after the home is sold the new buyer is free to finally get that dog she always wanted or he can adopt a few cats. Or, the buyers can satisfy that urge to raise birds such as parakeets, cockatiels or canaries or, build a chicken coop in the yard — it’s legal in Sacramento. Once it’s your home, you can do whatever you want. It’s one of the 8 reasons to buy a home — unless, you are a tenant, and therein lies the problem.

Some of my clients, after selling their home, expect to rent for a while. Some people retire. Others postpone buying a home right away, and some have decided that owning a home is not right for them at this time in their lives. There are advantages to renting a home: no upkeep or maintenance, no payment of taxes, less responsibility, no long-term commitments. But the downside is finding a home seller who will let a tenant reside in the home alongside a pet.

The SSPCA maintains lists of pet-friendly rental homes websites in the Sacramento area. Some of you might recall my brief stint at the Sacramento SPCA when I first arrived in Sacramento in 2002. I was the SSPCA Marketing Manager who wrote those tear-jerking appeals, coupled with a monthly print newsletter, which I designed and edited. Alas, the SSPCA was not a structure I could work within. Let’s just say it was very clear after a few weeks that I would be much better off back selling real estate full-time, so it’s a good thing I realized it and quit. Your heart never leaves those animals, though.

I share a few pet-friendly rental home websites with you in the event you are looking for a home to rent that will allow pets under a pet-friendly policy, many of which also allow pit bulls. This list was forwarded to me by a friend:

PET FRIENDLY RENTAL HOMES IN SACRAMENTO

Pet Friendly Apartments in Sacramento

SS Property Management is Pet Friendly in West Sacramento

Greystone Pet Friendly Apartments

Westgate Village in Woodland Pet Friendly

Fremont Mews is Pet Friendly in Midtown Sacramento

Riverfront Apartments is Pet Friendly in Greenhaven

Windscape Apartments is Pet Friendly in Roseville

Sacramento Pet Friendly Lofts at Globe Mills

Sacramento Single Family Home Pet Friendly Rentals

WARNING: Further, please be aware that Sacramento Realtors do not find homes for tenants. We are not yet a big enough city to offer that kind of service. Realtors in Sacramento only represent home buyers and home sellers. If you can’t find a home at one of those links above, try Craigslist, Zillow or Trulia. Be careful, many of those online ads are from crooks who steal listing photos online and make up a creative ad that makes it look like the home is for rent. After they get your first month’s rent and deposit, they vanish.

If you suspect a home is for rent and also for sale, you would be mistaken. It is only for sale.

Remember what your mother told you: if something sounds too good to be true, it is. If the rent seems too low, it is probably not for rent.