Don't tell them it is because of the dogs or they very well may become emotional support animals overnight. 

They are mostly professionals with housing stipends paid for by the hiring company so you'll have some financial and emotional securities there.  

Further it makes sense that the emotions of getting a couple hundred dollars is different than getting much more.  

In business emotional ties (friends/family) usually don't work well.2. 

This requires deeper conversation with your tax advisor.

Some areas you just have to dig deeper and search harder, but there’s always something in every market.

No investor who owns a 10 unit that is churning out tons of passive cash flow is just going to let that go at a nice discount to the next investor, look deeper into the numbers.

Always buy based on numbers and not emotion because you make your money when you buy, not when you sell.Canesha

These issues are a lot more common with homes built after WW2 in the 1950s and 60s - the basements were machine dug and deeper, which allows for more force from expansive (clay) soilds.

You think you have found a good deal and so you hop all over it BUT.. before investing thousands of your hard earned money, you need to set aside your emotions and let the investor side of you show up and look at the risk, because every deal has there own risks.