Lawsuits are an emotional (and often financial) drain.Go use that time to buy another and better property.

Don't get emotional or attached to property.

However, it's essential for us to differentiate between service animals and emotional support animals for our records.

Account ClosedThere are other properties out there my friend so don't get emotionally attached to a potential investment property.

(You can always include, “with full price offer” so there is room to pull it if they try negotiating too hard) Practical incentives:  credit for insurance, closing costs, buy down on interest, to even making the first *blank* number of mtg payments (with full price offers is a powerful statement while still instilling the emotional response.  

Thanks for the great post. it is hard not to get emotionally involved in a decision and try to decide if the red flags you see are deal breakers or not.

I obviously chose Rich Dad Poor Dad, and she chose one about emotional health (which, admittedly, was a necessary growth area for me at the time and still today). 

There's also tax lien investing but that requires more paperwork and emotional labor, but you're getting interest in the 20-25% range with the potential to acquire a home at below foreclosure prices.

What is dangerous is to drift into the hype and make emotional decisions based on the market behavior rather than what your numbers are saying.

"Analysis paralysis" is an emotional response (fear) to information.