(It's been very stressful and while I do want to detach emotions from this, we trusted this firm and worked well with them for years, paid all their bills, and this is how it ends?)

They hesitate to turn it into a real investment.Instead of viewing it through the lens of cash flow, leverage, depreciation, and appreciation — the four ROI’s of real estate — they see it as a burden or emotional asset.Buffett’s quote wasn’t anti-real estate.

How much you had to spend on repairs is secondary (it would be an emotional justification).

Their owner-occupied transaction experiences, which are majority emotionally based, doesn't transfer well to investor analytically based transactions.Then you have the search for a contractor.

Quote from @Dave Foster: @Ryan TongueThis is a common position investors face when getting into real estate, as far as what direction they should go and how to scale their portfolio.

The difference between a 2000/mo payment from a 1400/mo payment opens so many other doors for you to invest BACK into the property to add value AND some extra to start working towards the next one.   2) Do not be emotionally attached to your money. 

Quote from @Steven Foster Wilson: I have rented fully furnished rooms here in Columbus to college students and travel nurses.

@Dave Foster, Thanks for the correction, exactly why I looped you in.

If your coming at things with a methodical mindset, not thinking emotionally, and it says Landlording is not the fit for you then yes getting out is best.

Their goal is to build rapport and gather deep info about the seller’s situation and the property condition—what’s dated, damaged, or needs updating.We train our team in negotiation concepts from Chris Voss, so they’re asking calibrated questions, labeling emotions, and listening for underlying motivations.