Since you've stayed there and the lot is open, I see the lure, but any time I see something like this - "This is a pure emotional type of investment and I want to honor it."

.: Emotionally..... pay off your primary.Financially..... use the $$ to buy assets that make you $$...hands down a smarter use of your capital Especially if your interest rate is well below what the current rates have been. 

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

It may be hard to hear/read, but let's separate the emotion from the facts.This makes sense on why you're so offended.

I find new investors often struggle with keeping emotions out of the deal.

I have been trying to sell the property my wife and I built (1 main house, 5 tiny homes, goat farm/glamping experience). But it's not selling, even while we offer seller financing. Is our price point too high? I would...

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.

Brandon Turner here on BP has written a few good books to help.Lessons Learned:  Never let your emotions get in the way. 

Self management works if you are local and can separate emotion from business.