Not by your choice of where to live which is often driven by emotional factors.And even if your choice for a place to live happens to be a good market to invest in, given your "traveling lifestyle" you will likely be living elsewhere soon enough, leaving your property behind.

I would take all emotions out of it, if you had them sign a lease agreement then do what the lease states and take action that the law allows.

It takes discipline and hard work and sometimes finding a way when there is no way.  

This is just a thought; keep emotion in check, it will not help you & refrain from using adjectives referring to a tenant.

It is an emotional transaction - these folks are going to be put out of their home - where are they going - what's their problem -unemployment - sickness - drug addition - death in family ----incarceration?

Can/how can I verify that it's really a service dog, not an emotional therapy dog or someone bluffing wanting me to allow dogs and allow dogs with no deposit?

I am struggling with the following:How to properly value this property considering the condition it is in...How to value an awkward and somewhat unusable acre...it is shaped like a large splinter.Wanting to maintain friendship with my neighbor and respect her and her property while still trying to get the property at a price that makes it a wise investment...Emotionally, I really want this property because of what I would love to do with it.  

That's the group that pays market or higher, falls in love with a home and buys based on emotion.

Separate your emotions from th eprocess.You never provide any explanation or reasons for rejecting applications.

How does ‘emotion’ factor into your investing strategy?