James I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.I had very tough times where things were lean growing up.It builds character and makes you remember where you came from.Having said that you can't let emotions make business decisions for you.This woman has allowed her kids to invade her life and mooch off of her.She has ultimately made that decision.I can see where that high payment without assistance is strapping her.I can't tell you the number of kids who are draining their parents dry and using them.It makes me sick to think of these types taking advantage.I am not talking about a temporary blip where someone is down on there luck but a continous pattern of doing the minimal only and getting the rest from the parents.I have tons of tenants with my apartments and I hear it all.When you have apartments they all talk.If you are soft with one they will take advantage.If you are hard with all they will leave because they can't manipulate and the other ones will pay on time knowing they will be gone if they don't.

Tugging on the strings of emotions as everyone feels like they got cheated.

I'm torn... as an investor, I am not emotionally attached to the house (beyond it being my first, you know men and our firsts!)...

Well Tyler, If the home has a big emotional attachment to you and you family, I would not sell it.

I’ve been burned too many times in the past to know I can’t be making emotional decisions.

Living it too often turns a "house" into a "home" and generates emotional attachment.

Remove the emotion of a loss here and a gain there.

There's too much irrationality in real estate to get yourself emotionally attached to any property you don't own.

As someone who dabbles in day trading once in awhile, I always set my exit strategy before going into a position, taking gains or losses at predetermined prices without (much) emotion in order to profit or cut my losses early.As a young real estate investor with a full time job, I have been acquiring SFH rentals at 60% to 70% discounts from 2006 highs in the Phoenix market.

I realized my "dislike" was largely emotional.