Eat that thing...2.

Additionally - their animal was much larger than any of ours.

If this was truly part of her agreement and the current owner will not do the work, then you can choose to do it yourself and eat the cost, or you can reduce your offer.

The commercial space is a different animal compared to residential rentals, but if you keep it rented you should do well there. 

If they gave you documentation stating it was an emotional support animal (which is NOT a service animal and which is mostly BS to get a pet), then no you can't take the pet deposit out of their security deposit. 

I did notice how much the taxes eat up the profits!

Animals got to it and ripped the bag open.

A house a year with a conventional loan works with housing in my area, but if not rented then I would be eating into that $40k.

It will likely continue to rise over time, eating away at my profits.

They are pretty clean animals, but she's going to have it out to hold and pet it.