Emotionally it's hard to let them "win" - though of course I've won by being rid of them!  

Not worth the potential financial or even emotional hiccups that may occur.Talk with the same company, tell them you need 350 a door (or whatever your number is) with the same other general parameters being equal and wait.

Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA."

I was looking for options and pros and cons as to each option related to expense not so much with emotions.  

Good on you for not letting emotion and the excitement of getting a deal cloud your judgement. 

Remember that your investment doesn't care about your emotional investment.

So there are two things to unpack here: Emotional Risk and Actual Risk. 

The Austin market is still going strong and we live in a very desirable area.We *could* roll up some debt and take our mortgage to 284k.This would increase our mortgage payment by 566/month, but by reducing the monthly minimum payments with the debt disappearing we would gain an additional 1000-1100/month (after the 566 is deducted).I'm also aware that mortgage interest is something we can deduct from our annual taxes vs. other debt which we can't...This is not our forever home, but we've had so much equity in our home for so long that I can tell I'm fearful to cut into our equity, but I don't want baseless emotion to make this decision and keep us tied to something that we're not looking to stay in forever.

I’m also aware of the emotional side of dealmaking, how badly I want it all to work, but being mindful of forcing a situation I should walk away from.

Side note, the guy is an emotional roller coaster sometimes.