Even though she logically understood that $450 was better than buying a house with foundation and water problems, the emotional part of her was upset because she had spent years saving for the downpayment and now she just "wasted" 3% of that fund.When I took the real estate agent classes I vividly remember a story told by one of the teachers.

Don't get emotional about the property because you like the location, amenities, etc., just because you're going to live there. 

.- continue saving up as much as possible through our regular incomesNow, since we are going with conventional financing and looking for homes to live in,  the two best opportunities we found are new duplexes in Buda, TX (through a company called Duplexes of Texas) and new fourplexes on the northeastern tip of San Antonio around a town called Live Oak (through Clark Realty).Wholesalers would be out since we're using conventional financing.For our primary residence we also continue to lean towards new constructions with a builder's warranty (this is an emotional aspect of the purchase, but we have not been able to get personally interested in any older duplexes/4plexes that are out there).  

Obviously this isn't exact but it puts you in a state of mind that makes things more analytical rather than emotional.

This entails removing all emotions and evaluating it strictly based on the numbers.

This house has been her home for 30 years and it represents many not so happy memories for her and I'm thinking that the sale brought up a lot of emotional stuff for her.  

Moving is an emotionally draining event for most people. 2.

But right now, we cannot even ask for proof, if they say it's a service animal (not to be confused with "support animals" or "emotional support animals").

If someone stays but becomes the renter after being the owner they will have too many emotional attachments.A few months of being a renter and the person finds a lawyer who says they can get them their house back.John Corey

Hence they can be emotional, irrational and other things that makes it tough to do a deal in some cases.