You are comparing apples and oranges. 

That and pumpkin pie or apple pie?

Or if a new TV is $1200, it means I'm out of pocket $100 each month just to have it.

The man then invited me down so try out his newest batch of apple pie moon shine he had just canned last night.

As an apples-to-apples comp with it's existing use, you could say I paid too much at the time, but I saw the untapped potential and massive buildable equity.

My sister works at Apple and she says for most positions Apple is opting not to hire in Silicon Valley.

@John Apple, the executor not working in the best interest of the estate is also a huge red flag. 

The thing I have found is that the buyer client focuses mainly on "lowest rate"...sometimes, they choose a large national lender that advertises on TV, or through their work (military), or some other outlet touting "best in customer service, etc"...In my experience, the large national lenders often slow down the purchase process, or get to a few days before closing and decide that "no, they don't intend to finance the loan because buyer has xyz in their history".  

@Evan Polaski makes a great suggestion though with the smaller MF, as it is not apples to apples, when you figure in ammonites, professional property management etc.

The joke was on him though I was almost broke and just made out my credit cards to pay for a new washer and dryer I had to replace due to his negligence.I can’t say I have not become slightly emotional on a collection call from time to time when I see new cars, new furniture, satellite TV, and no rent payments but… I’m not a perfect person.Alas, in the end RE has been good to me and I’m not about to break my moral code because someone else has no moral code.