Originally Posted by Finkface

Rentals with pets are tough to find here. Not impossible, but more difficult. I am helping friends who have two cats try to find a new condo to buy (they live in my building currently but want a bigger place) and it is proving very difficult so bear that in mind when gauging the ease of finding a place to buy unless you are looking at a single family house. Also, if looking at condos, do a LOT of research into the building itself. Not just the financials and meeting minutes. Ask around, to everyone you can think of including building residents. There are very few good, well-run buildings and a whole lot of really bad ones but you would never know unless you dig deep. If your realtor is local, he should have good insight. A lot of buildings here are in bad trouble due to deferred maintenance (structural, drain/vent lines, etc) and new (expensive) requirements from the C&C such as sprinkler/alarm retro-fits because of the Marco Polo fire a few years ago. Maintenance fees are high but you probably know that already. There are literally only a handful of buildings I would consider in this area.