But, you can't really understand music until you understand the metrics, tempo, rhythm, tone, the symmetry that brings us to an emotional state. 

The other part of it is that human behavior is largely controlled by 2 emotions: one of which is fear.

I would say make sure you can take the emotion out of screening.

I'm relatively new to this, but I'd say don't get emotional about your assets.

Giving up a couple hundret bucks in monthly cashflow is a thoretical loss, because you quickly burn it up spening hours driving arround takeing care of issues, not even mentioning the emotional pain you could potentially get yourself into dealing with people who just happen to live in a D class area..

After you get through your flips, or even at year end, I'd look back on all your projects and evaluate which ones you enjoyed the most, which gave you the highest emotional reward, and which was the most profitable in terms of time spent on the projects.

I think you should set a number now based on what your willing to spend so emotions won't get involved.

These can be emotional conversations that I can't imagine would be easy by phone.That said, I'm also interested and buy in the markets you're targeting so let me know when you get some under contract!  

My personal scenario is this: if it's so awesome I gotta get it now, I'm probably too emotionally involved with this property, need to back way off and take a good, cold hard look at things.

That was the advise someone gave to a relative after their spouse died.The point is not so much about the emotional shock, which you have not discussed, but the adjustment period of learning to think like an investor.