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.

It was an emotional time for all of us to say the least.

Removing emotion from the equation will help you develop a more pragmatic approach.

When you let your emotions drive your decisions you are more susceptible for deals which are not in your best interest.

Is it worth even looking into this further or am I letting my emotions get the best of me?

It is hard to believe they could be so emotional about how they buy.As to buying sight unseen I do that everyday but I assume 10K inside into my buy price and I drive by before offering.One would have to assume the show is total staged television.

Starting out in RE investing is usually an emotional roller coaster ride.