Never get emotional about it and never let your eagerness to grow and be successful override your criteria.Just my take.

In the future suggest you put some emotional distance between you and your tenants... let them live their lives.  

It is financially and morally irresponsible, not to mention emotionally damaging.

Part of it is exposure and professional marketing, but it’s also because sellers almost always have an emotional attachment to their properties and think they’re worth more than comps actually support.

Overpaying for something that was sold via auction sounds more like an inability to control one's emotions than someone being taken advantage of.  

Hi, We are considering accepting a tenant who has two emotional support dogs.

In the seller’s market they are probably just trying to get your offer to stick in the first place.If this is for a primary home, you’re also competing against emotional home buyers not just investors, which means the prices can be even more inflated since the numbers don’t have to work.Escalation clause and appraisal gap are your friends in this market to help win offers.

Your post is well-thought out, cogent and absent the kind of emotional drama that plaintiff attorneys abhor.

Everyone is different in that regard.It sounds like you feel good and have vetted your sponsor well - with that you should let the emotion of excitement/pride lead. ;-)

“This is one of those situations where when you say you’re going to get rid of a park in favor of development, it’s an emotional issue,” said Councilman Todd Pierceall.