As a newer investor you want to think through your rehab, do market research on comps to know the sell side in a flip, and also let your emotions settle down.The problem with this approach is a seasoned investor will have a good property under contract while you are waiting.Years of experience gives the seasoned investor the opportunity to walk through the house developing a plan in their head and know the numbers of what the rehab will cost within 10% of the actual rehab cost.

First rule of investing is not to get emotional and buy a bad deal.

in alot of cases banks lent too much on the houses anyway. the market wasn't there to support the value, it was all emotions (at least in my area)as an investor i'm not going to bail the bank out of their bad deal by paying too much for it either.

Too emotional.

Yes, the Internet has many people on it that are taking advantage of other people in many ways and I have learned that most of the people on there are not speaking the truth and trying to make money by making sales by emotion, fear,and saying how you should do something and knowing that the other are looking for an easy way out and do not want to work hard.Do not trust what the other person is saying unless you know them and they can be trusted and not just making a sales pitch. 

. ($250 per mos and 10% COC) I learned that with the numbers and due diligence, it removes the emotion.

It is emotional and all about control.

It's very sad that it is so easy to get these emotional support letters. 

If it was your tenants dog yes but as a visitor you may not be obligated to allow an emotional support dog.

I also let emotions play into my decision making as well.