I have no worries of her not paying rent because of her emotional attachment to the house, she would do anything and everything in her power to keep that house afloat if I somehow manage to screw it all up lol.

Leave emotions and other unmeasurable things out of it.

Just a slight twist on the emotional support animal (ESA) question.

Normally you would assume 2-3 year old stuff they wouldnt care but a hoarder might get emotional and take retributive action, so i see your point.

But what really takes a toll is, when things aren't going the way you had envisioned; when you're dealing with unforeseen issues that come up; stressful situations, projects taking longer, spinning too many plates, budgeting issues, family & personal things that come up, till your emotional bucket is running on empty. 

You could be bidding against more 'emotional' buyers rather than people who put their faith in the numbers.This is happening on a duplex i am looking at. 

Once you get emotionally attached it is hard to make rational decisions.

I don't say that to sound ominous, it's just a friendly reminder that even some very qualified tenants might let you know 2 months into the lease that they now have 2 pit bill "emotional support animals" that you can't do anything about.

As opposed to single family houses that can be mired in emotional entanglements, everything's for sale for the right price.I actually skip the people on the list and call them up with a very simple elevator pitch."

Up State NY you see a lot of these - - see the movie "The Money Pit" as to what you're in for.Typically these are 'works of love' for someone the grew up locally and strong emotional ties to the area.