Bid to serve yourself, not serve your emotion.3) Develop your own thesis, stop asking others.

Then you can make the appropriate moves when the wind is more at your back and there is less emotional involvement in your decision making. 

The idea of it sitting empty caused me emotional damage. 

Having a strong understanding of your "walk away" price (maximum you're willing to pay) gives you leverage and prevents emotional decisions. 

Generalists tend to get erratic sales here and there.Residential working with home owners is more of an emotional component versus investors is more about the numbers.

There has been a lot of emotional damage to both sides. 

When emotion and fantasy and ignorance are at the wheel is when you're in for a crazy ride. 

This has affected me on an emotional level far deeper than it has economically. 

All in all - owning a place to rent to other people is a business, and business decisions need to be made based on that cold hard facts and not on an emotional basis, unless someone wants to quickly go out of business.

.: Emotionally..... pay off your primary.Financially..... use the $$ to buy assets that make you $$...hands down a smarter use of your capital Especially if your interest rate is well below what the current rates have been.