There are places I wouldn’t live if you paid me, but have gladly invested in. We know a lot of people who missed investing in real estate over the years for many reasons, and one was because they weren’t personally interested in various areas.
We’ve always tried to keep our personal choices separate from our business choices, but, imo, no one is right, wrong or demented just because they don’t care for, or are not interested in the same things others may prefer. It’s simply a difference of opinion. I would not be interested in the way many people live, but that’s just my opinion.
Fortunately, we all have different preferences in life, and hopefully each person is happy with the choices they make.