When searching for a property, why are home buyer’s not given an option for pet friendly property search criteria?
I asked Pearl, my French Bulldog that question, here was her response-
I know it doesn’t matter so much when a buyer is searching for a single family home. A buyer searching for a single family home can do a search for homes that have a fence, large back yard, etc. etc.
But what about a home buyer that is searching for a condo?
I looked on Realtor.com – Trulia.com – Zillow.com – GoogleBase
These are some of the top national real estate home searches. If you are going to search locally, you only need the Edyn Real Estate Map Tracks.
I looked on all those sites and could not find a search criteria for a perspective condo buyer that wants to search for condos that allow pets. With 64.2 million American households having pets, this kind of search criteria seems like a no-brainer to me.
Pets are such a big apart of many households. They are our children, our friends, our companions. When my buddy, Nugget passed away a few months ago, I was devastated. It took me a some time to recover and I still miss him everyday. We didn’t feel we could ever replace Nugget, but we knew that there was something missing in our hearts and in our home.
Even Cooper, the Chihuahua seen with Pearl in this picture, was sad about the passing of Nugget. Pearl and Cooper have become best friends now, however Cooper is still not wired right, no matter how many Dog Whisperer tricks we try on him. Our pets mean a lot to us and we have talked about maybe buying a condo in the future. Of course the condo would have to be pet friendly.
The property would have to allow pets first, then location, then bedrooms, then amenities. It seems to me that other pet-lovers would have this order of priorty when searching for a property also.
If you are a pet owner, how do you prioritize your search requirements? Is it frustrating that you can’t search online for a pet friendly condo?
By the way, as Realtors with access to the MLS, we do have the ability to search for pet friendly condo. If you would like us to do a search for you, contact us here or email us edynrealestate@gmail.com
Do your own real estate home or condo search here
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What a cutie Pearl is!
Thanks Darren! We think she’s a cutie too. She has a gas problem though, but so do most Frenchies.