If your goal is numbers (savings) then it "makes sense" to rent.If your need is "emotional" then you buy.When you buy a home to you live in, you replace the roof, you replace the water heater, you replace the AC Unit, you pay the plumber for repairs, you pay the electrician for repairs, and on and on.

Iv admitted Im emotional. 

It was purchased on a 5/1 ARM at 3.875% about 5 years ago and started out as an accidental house hack due to a temporary out of state work assignment.

There is no place for emotions and no reason to feel bad about making the right decisions. 

What people in lawsuits really fear is emotional damage or continues suffering, those type of lawsuits have no caps, compared to something like missed work, or a broken arms, that already have  set pricing and value.Insurance company likely will handle this case easily if a suite comes up, settle out of court with a small payout not even worth chasing.

Could have been a temporary issue with the SmartMove website or something of that nature.

So find a small town with a large industry that utilizes traveling temporary skilled labor and set up a STR business there.Oh, Amazon.com left town about 10 years ago. 

Can a landlord deny emotional support animal (Not a service animal)?

Remember this is an emotional time for the seller. 

. * If the tenant says the animal is a service animal, a therapy animal, and/or an emotional support animal, I cannot charge any fees, deposits, or rents.