Ok, I as soon as I decided to go with the $300 deposit and $25 total fee, I sent off a message to the tenant. LITERALLY at the same time, she texted me that she still wants the house regardless of what we decide. Kinda feel like we just lost out on $50/month here. Ugh.
I have a $200 non-refundable pet fee and $25/month of pet rent. One tenant had a dog for 6 months. They paid the $200 when they moved in and $25/month for the first 6 months. Once they dog was gone, they didn't have to pay the pet rent anymore.
If a tenant decides to re-new a lease, I typically waive the pet fee, but still collect the pet rent. One tenant that was considering re-newing asked if I would also waive the pet rent. I told him no and he moved out. However, it was a group of college kids, so they just got another friend to take his place, so there was no turnover costs for me.
Pets are capped at two. They do not get any sort of discount for having two pets. My rentals are nicer than average. It wouldn't make sense to give a discount to someone with multiple pets that would potentially make my rental a little less nicer.