Emotions should be void in a financial transaction for obvious reasons.Make an offer, have your agent present it, wait for their response and respond accordingly.

I will be attending the upcoming PaperSource Seminar in Las Vegas, bring with me close family who have always been interested in investing their money but aren't emotionally ready.

Your partner can either commit mortgage fraud, or go find some therapist to say that the two of them need time part to work on their marriage (this is like the "emotional support gerbils" that landlords deal with... a doc says it's legit, what qualifications does an underwriter/landlord have to question that?

Don't buy on emotion, thinking that if you don't buy right away someone else will get it.  

No matter what, make a plan, don't let emotions determine your path, follow your plan and the good advice of seasoned REI, and keep your eyes on the long term prize...you own a business, and it will free you to go where and do whatever you want as long as it is solidly built.Blessings!

If you are confident you can both keep emotions out of it, then it could only help to have someone that you're close with to help out with REI. 

For example, emotional support animals.

The primary piece makes total sense because we are willing to live in temporary homes and then rent them out, possibly.

Go through the numbers with her in a non-emotional manner.

Of course this would just be temporary, I don't plan on making this a long term residence for myself, but I figured this way is the easiest and saves myself money so I can save and make my next purchase.