I think you would have a better chance of purchasing below market if you concentrated on regular sellers since there is some desperation or emotion involved.

It just looks like the dollar could further weaken and this has the ability to drive the goverments around the world to see America as a credit risk?

For more complicated reasons, selling is a very difficult and emotional proposition.

This feels more like you have an emotional connection to the house.

Get your emotions under control, there is no room for sympathy in business.

Establishing emotional boundaries with tenants is important.I am pretty leary of applicants making big plans for my property.

People are so excited to move into their first home but once they realize the neighborhood is not as glamorous as they saw it through their emotional lenses when they first bought it, they set a goal to find a move-up home where they end up living for a longer period of time. 

Don't get emotionally attached.

She decided for the amount of work and emotional heartache it wasn't worth the money.

Emotion can drive a bad deal.