Given the cash flow loss on the 7% property, I think I need to remove the emotion and make the right business decision for my portfolio holistically.

One more tip – people remember stories that trigger their emotions.

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. 

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

Is anybody able to find renters without pets and is there a way to handle the emotional support animal situation.

There is also the emotional aspect that makes us want to avoid certain things, like townies walking through just because they are nosey.

Emotion attracts that.

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.

Geez, there’s so much opinion, emotions, beliefs, and personal experience in this thread.