The tenant is on Section 8 housing for a mental disability related to traumatic experiences in his life.

The victim mentality destroys lives, we all have control of our destiny, it's a matter of whether we harness that or let things "happen to us."2.

Recency effect causes people to put more mental weight on recent events.

Whether it’s cramming too many rooms into a small space or using walls so much that the house has a closed-in and claustrophobic feel, layout can sometimes make a huge mental difference in the perception of a house.

This is an indictor of this landlords mentality and you found a bad one.Landlords with clauses like this are short sighted.

I just need a coach to go over weekly game plan/strategies and strengthen my mental game.

Paying down, or off, on a mortgage is not a investors mentality it is a home owners mentality that will generate no true cash flow.

Its a very blue color mentality here.

Some animals perform tasks that require training, and others provide assistance that does not require training.Thus, the animal does not need to be a trained service animal, or even be a service animal, as long as the tenant needs the accommodation:[P]ersons who are seeking a reasonable accommodation for an emotional support animal may be required to provide documentation from a physician, psychiatrist, social worker, or other mental health professional that the animal provides support that alleviates at least one of the identified symptoms or effects of the existing disability.This does not mean that any animal providing some benefit to a tenant must always be accepted.

Basically it doesn't address your specific question, but it seems that there are 2 likely outcomes.1) As soon as you make a bid the herd mentality kicks in and it is assumed that the property if ok since someone felt confident enough to bid, and then the price quickly skyrockets.2) GSA will not end the auction and will keep extending until they have received a high enough bid that they feel is commensurate with the FMV of the property.