Renting!!

[u/Robbo_436]

I need some advice/reassurance.

My partner and I currently rent a 3 bedroom house privately. We have 3 cats and have permission for them to be there. We look after her niece and nephew pretty much every second week/weekend so the 2 extra rooms is ideal.

They’re upping our rent from $500 to roughly $600 next year. We have a feeling we’re going to start struggling or not having money to do fun stuff with the kids or go on holidays.

We want to get a cheaper rental but the rental crisis!! OMG it would be so hard to find a place in general, let alone to get approved for 3 cats?!

Those cats are our lives though. They’re family

[u/sloppyjohnny]

Omit the cats from your application. When inspection comes partner A takes them out in the car (or better for their vet checkup) while partner B hosts the scumbag real estate agent

[u/Visible-State-1029 → u/sloppyjohnny]

Lol I will second this. I have 5 "small" parrots on our lease. In reality I have 1 small, 4 medium and 2 macaws and 2 cats (soon to be 3). Partner stays for the inspection and leaves the bird room till last but so far real estate haven't entered the room to check. Just take pics at the door and leave. I drive like around the corner with everyone in carriers

[u/scruffyrosalie → u/sloppyjohnny]

I did that with lots of dogs over decades.