But I guess when you are under the gun to find the property to get the cameras rolling, that outweighs paying the proper amount for the property.

Maybe when you're at a point where the low cost of automation outweighs the extra cost of evictions, it makes sense.

A bigger bath would more than outweigh the loss of the shelving unit.

But, yes, I do agree there may be a time when risks (not just liability but stress, vacancies, market risks being in just one area, effort if you self manage) may outweigh rewards and then exit strategies are probably the next step to look at.

Imagine trying to do your job  with baseball to focus and this takes you off track.The ability to make money with baseball far outweighs minimal cash flow from dumpy to average properties.A lot of high net worth investors invest in commercial real estate as it is more passive but takes more money to invest.If you have 500k to invest to 1 million or more you have options for commercial.

We resold one at one point for a small profit but the money did not outweigh the time so we let that venture fall flat.We work in and around the Jacksonville marketplace.

Not stirring any pot, but, please simply go to what I was saying, gross equity, not just 10 or 20% more, but where collateral taken outweighs the reasonable risk.

Is it a bad thing to let my emotions play any part in my decision between these markets or does the importance of picking an actual marker outweigh the importance of state?

The economies of scale with multifamily far out weighs buying SFRs.

That being said, I plan on rehabbing the home over the course our inhabitance and hopefully selling it for a small gain (that we can use to purchase our next home).I've been told by a few people that the expenses I'll incur will likely outweigh or cancel out any potential financial benefit, but I'm pretty darn good with money and I'm also looking forward to learning about real estate and homes in general.