Bias from envy/jealously: People have a visceral reaction when they hear someone make $100k in three months on a flip or got $50k to wholesale a deal even if their own investments are doing well.

{Here in Canada, unless rates are dropping, a HELoC will command a rate 0.5 - 1.0% greater than a fixed-rate mortgage}So other than the visceral, what have I missed in the above discussion?

I get a viscerally different reaction to an account with and without a photo.

I had to have the visceral experience of committing to a 30 year obligation was 5 times my annual salary and then watch it work out relatively risk free (because I have to live somewhere) to feel comfortable making multiple six-figure commitments. 

. , I tend to more go on my visceral experience by being in the market and seeing for myself.

@Marco PadillaIt's easy for us to say all this because we have experienced it; the initial visceral reaction to a large loss is emotional can you give us more color when you are back in country?

Especially as men get older and gH, testosterone, etc depresses and weight gain (especially in the visceral/lower back area for men) becomes easier and it becomes harder to lose.

As a Seattle Real Estate Agent, I feel the market shift in a very visceral way.  

I've known this, but it was a visceral reminder that other people also want to buy this house.

Now you have the visceral experience of signing your name on the bottom line and being responsible for this large asset.You also had your first experience with an undesirable tenant.