It might make more sense financially and emotionally to focus on repairs and turn this around into the getaway you hoped for.Sending good thoughts your way—thanks for sharing your story.

Partnering with family to invest in a rental property can be both rewarding and complex, especially when emotions and finances are intertwined.

It's interesting how the emails and texts get longer and more emotional while the spelling and grammar gets worse.I'll be filing a fraud claim with the Federal Trade Commission.

They're not emotionally vested sellers.

@Beruk Lessanework most newbies are surprised when they find out at least 95% of real estate agents only know how to deal with owner-occupied properties.These are primarily emotional-based transactions - NOT what an investor wants!

From delayed payments and lease violations to late-night repair calls, the emotional and financial toll can add up fast.

Another thing I see unrepped people do is get emotional, draw and arbitrary line in the sand and blow the deal up over nothing.

Yes it's been very difficult trying to process the emotions of getting divorced.

I have stopped answering the question about how many units we own even though we are a small fish; its like asking someone net worth, whatever you say the emotional response is mostly negative, either people envy you (not in a good way), worst case they come back at some point later and ask you for money, or the response is to one-up me by saying something like oh, we have 4,000.

There are so many ways you can do it here and there most difficult part of a house hack is simply that it is a more emotional purchase than any other investment.