My sophisticated emotional acumen provides me with explicit insight on my clients needs and wants, and my insatiable appetite for all things Music City keeps my finger on the pulse of our expanding urban core.

I will try to keep my emotions out of it for the most part.I am in the process of closing on my first property.

If you realize that you take a serious emotional toll if your portfolio value goes up and down, you need to asset allocate more to less volatile instruments like bonds. 

Don't get emotionally invested in the deal.

As others said; figure out your risk tolerance, what you want for returns, and then evaluate without emotion.  

But lets go ahead and look into this a little deeper.

I need to separate the emotional aspect from the numbers and stick to my $300,000 offer.  

Biggest lesson was to not underestimate the cost of doing these types of deals both financially and emotionally; but also to not underestimate myself , the ability to learn something new and the confidence it takes to just do it!

It can add be a little more emotional than other properties though.

Definitely have to focus on the numbers and not let emotions factor in.