In most cases, for most people including myself, a home is by far the largest purchase we will ever make, and in many instances, carry with it a very strong emotional attachment.

Not an emotional one.

Off Market sellers  have the added benefit of not being emotionally tied to the property.  

It's in the school district I need, her asking price is emotional tho.

Sure the guru types are more about excitement and emotional decision making, but that's sales 101, Like I said I get why most people hate the guru programs, and I certainly would never pay for one.

Yes it did, and I'm so glad I fought through the emotional waves, making the scary unknown into a new, exciting venture.

Hi Collin,2nd lien investors rely primarily on the emotional equity of the owner to get their 2nd paying again. 

thank you BenThank you JohnRegarding self-employment over a w-2 jobWhen I was just out of the Marine Corps and I had this job at Johnson Controls engineering firm because I was a science major, had a lot of calculus physics and chemistryMy job was to sell to developers and builders That wanted air and water  control devices and I was on straight commission basicallyI had like $20,000 in commissions that they  didn't pay me for I got really upset and at 25 yrs of age I didn't have very much EQ, and my emotions got the best me I basically even went to a lawyer and asked  how can I get my 20,000 in commissions here's the proof they owe me the moneyMy lawyer says it's gonna cost you 10,000 in legal fees to sue them at a minimum he's going to need that upfront as a retainerAnd then there was no guarantees I would get the 20 kThat's why I made the commitment at 25 never ever ever be a W-2 employee and I work as a 1099 alwaysThen I found a real estate 60-year-old mentor who taught me everything from distressed property to foreclosures to divorce to bankruptcy to probateI work for five hundred a week for 2 and a half years and then opened up my own business and did approximately 28 seller interviews a weekMy closing ratio in the beginning wasn't very good because I sucked at itBut with the good coaching from my teacher I got better and better and betterI quit after 2 1/2 years and started my own company on a shoestring it wasn't easyBut I made over hundred thousand dollars my first year if it wasn't for the teacher I would not know how to run a business and I would not know how to hire people and I would not know how to market and I would not know how to negotiateAnd you never stop learning because I made a Ton of money I was 29 and I made over 1 million and a quarter I rolled it back into the company which was a mistakeBut live and learn!

She likes to wear her emotions on her sleeve and is one of those people that have never met a stranger.

Keep some reserves, in case it takes longer for you to rent out the other unit.Please remove most emotions when you want to be a landlord.