The only thing I would add would be to, if at all possible, put eyes on the dogs yourself so you can verify their breed, size, and temperament.

You want to keep the seller motivated and not be lazy getting information to you in a timely manner.Try to leave as many outs as you can in the purchase and sale for due diligence to cancel for any reason and you retain all the earnest money.No legal advice given.

Risk can, in a very very simple way, be quantified by the severity of the event and the likelihood of that event happening.

I would grow pecans or something in GA or raise a special breed of el paca.

5) Any pets, how many and what type/breed, and size?

I am looking at a buy & hold duplex turn-key deal in the Salt Lake City Utah area (trying to put as many trigger words as I can in there ;-).

While it may be a bit counter intuitive there is such low supply that despite the increasing prices the total dollars has decreased. 2) As everyone else has said, house hack if you can in any way scrape together the funds to buy.

That generation is a dying breed.

I would ignore all of her "add on" requests at the moment and ask her to provide her dog's photo, breed/weight information, proof of vaccines being up-to-date, and registration. 

Water damage CAN in some extend to wood rot and other condensation and humidity issues, secondary losses as a result of a primary covered peril (rain damage after a broken window), basement/foundation issues, and of course water backup / plumbing...