Thank you so much for the warm welcome (allah i bark fit @Aksel A.)I'm looking forward to interacting often and will definitely checkout the local meet ups. 

They called and asked if they could get a dog for their daughter, to keep any stray cats away from the house, and as a little barking alarm (small, outside dog.)

One side started to complain about dogs barking from the other side and waking her up at 7.

I think you are barking up the right tree doing some sort of buying and selling.  

When you knock on the door and the first thing you hear is a dog barking...  

I would just need to prove I can cover the additional costs.A private money lender for additional costs (down payment and fees).PLEASE NOTE: Unless they are holding out, I do not have any wealthy friends or relatives.So my questions are:Am I barking up the right tree in making these assumptions?

@Nick Novy You're really barking up a dangerous tree with all this family mixed in with real estate deals.

I hated to do that...I really wanted that dog to go even though she was the gentlest thing ever and never barks (but aren't they all?)

I feel that is saying "it's okay to just put your dog out in the yard to entertain itself"...and that is exactly what lots of people with fenced yards do.Then the dog develops bad behaviors such as barking, digging, lunging at people/animals passing the fence, jumping the fence and getting into trouble.

If you're trying to compare it to Austin, San Fran or Portland, then you're barking up the wrong tree.