If you look at it in a vacuum and remove any emotion or risk tolerance, it should simplify the question to look at each avenue for it's financial efficacy. 

He's going to buy on emotion, not numbers, and that works for me.

Don't ever get emotional about a property.2 - Focus on deals, not properties.3 - Every decision you make must be based on this number sequence - 10737418244 - Deals are no found, they are made. 

. #3) Advertise with "your eyes closed" without emotion.

A lower price isn't always possible anyway in this market, in spite of best efforts, such as when owner-occupier buyers offer way high due to emotional attachment.

These owner are most likely to be the least emotionally tied to that property, and would probably welcome an offer. 

Then you are stuck with having to evict which is a time consuming and costly process, not to mention emotionally draining as you are going to be litigating against people you may have come to like and trust and whose personal circumstances are out of their control.Biggest issue here is that the bank will be less forgiving than you - they have shareholders and federal regulators breathing down their necks, so while you dilly dally with litigation evicting a family whose breadwinner lost his/her job, the bank is demanding you keep their payment current or they'll take the building from you.2.

Lowered the offer b/c of a repencil and when our offer goes down its b/c we over looked something not b/c we just felt like it so we’re not coming back up.The answer my not be logical but rather emotional, maybe a fear of loss? 

Trying not to let my emotions get the best of me and to follow the money not the beauty . anyone ever had to make a choice like this before?

The loss of a home, due to unexpected events which leads to financial problems are most often associated with the following life changes:*Death of a family member *Illness*Loss of job*Cuts in work hours or overtime*Retirement*Injury *Divorce or separationCan be financially and personally devastating which can lead to emotion distress and crisis.