You’ll develop resilience, leadership, negotiation skills, vision, emotional control, and more.

ESP if you are planning to lowball, an agent might be more reasonable to discuss with (seller might get emotional and offended with your offer).

Quote from @Charles Beltran: Quote from @Brandon Foster: I see it here for $79.

If you have someone in MN you trust to manage the place that is one thing, if you don't it kind of answers the question (not that you couldn't find one).Renting out homes which you are emotional attached to can be quite difficult when tenants trash them (which will eventually happen).Best wishes

All normal emotions for going through the tedious construction process. 

So really it’s a 3 day emotional build up to a sales pitch for 40k on the last day I imagine. 

We were trying to buy a loan that was in default and the current lender was emotionally attached and has it listed for over $2M when comps are $1.5M. 

Any capital improvements on a not owned yet property would involve a complex 1031 you’d want someone like @Dave Foster involved in. 

I've had so much emotional and financial stress from this house after I moved out (mostly from a mean and very demanding tenant).

To what extent are they appealing to your emotions, rather than to your brain?