It’s not pretty and makes a lot of other issues pale in comparison.For starters, with children under 6 as occupantsyou are required to delead, and to house the occupants at your expense while doing so.

The challenges we face pale in comparison to those of some of our tenants.

Your rags to riches story is heartwarming but pales in comparison to that of Chris Gardner, Phil Falcone, Glen Dubinn, Suleiman Kerimov, Philip Anschutz, and many others who went from extremely poor to extremely rich quickly using stocks with just a small side of real estate. 

@Jerel EhlertThank you so much Jerel for the helpful info...Update: the sister got the brother to sign the contract and to make him aware...will ask her for his contact to verify with him and make the title company verify it as well.Few days ago before I get the heirs under contract I went to the property and talked to the neigubour he was so nervous and looked pale when I told him im buying the property he said I was taking care of the property since the guy passed away and I hired an attorney and spent 15k on it and mowed the grass all the time and now the city is on my side...now you show up and wind everything!!!

But it pales in comparison to a lot of people on this website who have hundreds of properties. 

This is normally done after you have a full underwriting in pale that will account for the the projections. 

Hating my job & future trajectory enough that the risk of ruin from real estate paled in comparison. looking back, having a lousy job is way riskier on a whole than buying real estate. 

The inside of that fireplace was a pale brick.  

Now they have had some costs with BK filings and other things but it pales in comparison to their savings of paying no mortgage payment.Are you trying to flip this or hold long term as a rental??

But as far as investment bankers, besides the reach argument of added liquidity, the value they add pales in comparison to the problems they cause to our economy.