While I don't subscribe to that specific AD mantra of "buy at every duty station," it is a very emotionally charged decision to look at renting in Hawaii for 3 years and seeing a potential 100k+ in equity never materialize, although that's at the crux of the rent vs. buy conundrum- emotions vs underwriting!          

The helps keep business and personal matters separate, it enables you to think through the issue without emotion, and it prevents you from being talked into something you wouldn't normally agree to.

Sure, you feel like a jerk, but if you separate the emotion out of it and treat it strictly as business, it makes those tough convos/decisions easier. 

Look at the numbers in every opportunity without being emotional about it and don't forget to account for maintenance and unexpected expenses.

Online certificates are not suitable evidence of an emotional support animal or service animal.

LOLI thought only in San Francisco you have to hand hold, offer relocation, storage and moving van services, pay for emotional pain, compensate their pet for relocation distress, etc.

That way we know know we're making a calculated decision rather than an emotional one with offers being thrown at the house.This conversation I started is to help us find out what's that number would be

But again let's look back at real numbers from that podcast and not be scared into future revenue loss based on emotional decision making but rather make a decision based on factual data.  

I get emotionally upset when I fly on an airplane when a baby cries and people complain.

Paying off your primary residence may not be Dollars & Cents Spreadsheet oriented the best approach - but you will find it extremely emotionally liberating to not have a payment on your primary residence.