(Take it from someone who has learned by putting their foot in their mouth in the past acting out of emotion and truly regretting it even though it probably didn't mean much to the person I was speaking to.)I think that referrals from other investors are a great starting point to find someone who you might mesh well with.

If anyone else is going to one of these choir camps, stop, Google your instructor, find reviews about them, look them up in the IMDB, research them, ask others about them, LISTEN TO YOUR INSTINCT, and don't get sucked in by hype/emotion.

My wife grew up in this house and has an emotional attachment.  

I do not have any emotional attachment to any of my properties in any location..For me, if the numbers make sense, and other variables are good, am on.Anyone, a barber or teacher or your chiropractor can invest in RE even if they know 'nothing' about RE as long as they have proper guidance from an experienced investor, they should be ok.

Emotionally it has also been taxing... 

Both Justin and my buyer admit to an emotional preference for debt free rentals.

to apply the tile absorbed into the OSB floor which also helped to weaken it.All contractors agree that OSB flooring should have never been approved for use as a subfloor - especially in our neck of the woods, on the coastline in the deep south with humidity averaging (in the summer time) 75% to 100%.

One of the important things for me has been to be money minded and take emotions out of being a landlord.

This will not only help you feel like you are living more but it will also bring more happiness emotionally and psychologically to your saving habit which will create a win-win in your life.

Don't say what you think, say what you know.. i hate it when people get emotional or talk too much, it's a real estate transaction.. pure and simple!