Going into it I knew I would have a hard time holding people to agreements if their story pulled at my heart strings enough.

I didn't have the heart to tell her that I never even bothered to check their credit.They were out-of-towners and I remember thinking that I couldn't punish my nice, little town by bringing these people into it. 

Nothing breaks my heart more than to see a field or pasture get purchased and filled with homes.

I really had my heart set on buying a sfr with some land for myself and significant other to move into and rent out my current property- it’s one side of a twin.

There is a lot of risk associated with HML, and it sounds like your heart is telling you that they are outside of your risk tolerance.

If your heart is dead set on small multi-families you're best bet for small multi-units will be in MD.  

(I'd just be careful getting cabins that can feel really dated like some of the ugly A frames in Gatlinburg, the heart shaped jacuzzi tubs, etc)2. 

I just graduated, switched degrees wasted some time, last two years I cracked down, took 15 credits and flipped my first two houses, almost had a heart attack I was so tired stressed and anxious.

I LOVE your heart! 

In the past I had my heart set on finding multifamily homes but quickly found it can be difficult to find the right property!