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.

for each goal until you get to the underlying emotional reason...this will be the fuel that keeps you going when the setbacks happen, and they WILL happen. 

I said "of course", that I realized it was an emotional decision so I completely understood. 

Don't let your emotions get to you, maybe switch up your tactics and look at properties that have been listed for 90+ days and offer substantially lower than asking price. 

Although this is a great idea on paper housing is very emotional for some people.

If you were putting your sale, that would be different because then, as @Justin Fox alluded to, your buyers will respond to your property on an emotional level and, yes, the woman, will care a lot about the bells and whistles in the kitchen and bath.Two things jumped out at me though: flooring - you mentioned carpeting.

I was a little emotional about the situation because I wanted to get my mother a place to live quickly. 

I have to keep emotions out of it and go with the numbers.