Over the next five weeks, I’m going to have an in-depth talk about something I haven’t highlighted—pet screening.

Not because it isn’t important… but because it’s one of those behind-the-scenes systems property managers use to protect owners and keep good tenants.

At PMI East Atlanta, we use a third-party pet screening service called PetScreening that verifies vaccination records, behavior history, and assigns what’s called a PAW score. That helps owners make informed decisions instead of emotional ones—and it reduces risk before a lease is even signed.

The season for this is right before leasing—when owners are preparing to rent their property and wondering what to do about pets.

So three months from now, if you meet someone getting ready to rent out a home and they say,
“I’m nervous about pets,”
that’s a great introduction for me.

Because the right screening process doesn’t just allow pets—it protects the investment.