This may just be a deal that we want emotionally, just want to get started!

What you really need to ponder is if you can handle the extra time and emotional energy the low income can zap - chasing rent, doing the same rehab over and over, not being able to go after damages.I would do Section 8 in a heartbeat, there are more incentives to do the right thing to keep or reinstate their vouchers.

I became emotionally attached to the property (another lesson learned, don't love the property, love the INVESTMENT).

Personally I prefer to always use My own agent, but the Homepath procedure seems pretty robotic, with no emotion involved other than the listing agent wanting to make a deal.I do see one advantage to dealing directly with the Listing agent however, and that is that all information received, has only gone thru one person instead of two, i.e. listing to buyers agent to buyer.This two person path, always keeps Me wondering about accuracy.

And that kind of grounded unemotional logic is exactly why I decided to look at this from an investment point of view rather than a home-owner based emotional point of view.

I'll admit it's for emotional reasons and my one thing about landlording I get emotionally invovled in but I know I will "get over it" in time.

I think you would have a better chance of purchasing below market if you concentrated on regular sellers since there is some desperation or emotion involved.

As a mom it was the hardest thing I'd ever had to do and a true test having to separate from the emotion.

The two that aren't addressed that way are related to the emotional aspect of calling a union a "marriage" and taxation related to a marriage.On the taxation side, the biggest one is in estate taxation and inheritance.

Go by the Numbers and know when to walk...If it seems as though you're cutting it REAL close and hoping some day this and that may happen which should provide a great return...this is Not the market for those kinds of deals IMHO.Ultimately, it's your decision though..just leave emotions out