Then I fell into the trap of getting emotionally attached to the beautiful upgrades and furnishings and couldn't imagine opening it up to short term rentals as we spend about 30% of our time there ourselves. 

Hosted annually by the National Multifamily Housing Council, the largest apartments owners, brokers, lenders, third party service providers, and investors will all be in the same place to foster relationships and do deals. 

@Dave Foster does this every day, and could professionally guide you through the process.

Glad you are staying focused and rational rather than getting emotional about it.Combining the issue of the dog and the lease renewal makes this very complicated. 

Purchasing a home is more than just a financial choice; it's also an emotional one.

(I'm just not looking for higher end GCs that cater primarily to emotional thinking homeowners.) 

Originally posted by @Dave Foster:@Snehanshu Ashar, If it's done after closing it would be very hard to track as boot. 

The worst decisions I have seen made by investors are by those who act on emotion not data.

Things to watch out for- the dreaded rise of ESAs or Emotional Support Animals.

Keep emotions out of it--they either meet ALL criteria or they don't.