Staying pat, wishing/hoping for a future event you have no control over, isn't investing,...it's speculating, and full of risk,...unnecessary risk. 

@Jarrod Deshields mostly clearing out requests from underwriters; some properties might require more repairs that would grant/mortgage cover, property might not appraise, buyer might do something with their credit or make an unnecessary consumer purchase - to name a few

Taking unnecessary risks with no additional benefit is horrible business.

Even if you are seasoned and can benefit from asset protection and tax planning, often times asset planners will set up complicated estate planning that is costly and unnecessary. 

Vast amounts of water can be 44 discharged into a sanitary sewer system due to these connections. 45 These connections can result in, not only the unnecessary treatment of 46 clean water, but the possible upset or overload of a system which A861 FARRAGHER, ROONEY 11 1 could cause raw and inadequately treated sewage being discharged 2 into the State's waters. 3 An average sump pump discharges approximately 10 gallons per 4 minute, or 14,400 gallons per day.

:Unnecessary.

However, to @Adam Martin's comment, during the walk through inspection at/just prior to move in, I do make it a point to explain proper usage; provide and show how to use the disposer wrench and reset (advising them that they can potentially save a $150 plumbing call by doing so); and remind them the terms of the Rental Agreement make them responsible for the cost if they block the line with improper usage.A lot of Tenants, particularly in lower cost units, have no experience in "normal" household issues that arise, and I find it helpful to inform them about specific elements of the home in an effort to minimize unnecessary service calls and Tenant expenses.

She said that's for that structure is unnecessary for where I'm at right now.

This creates unnecessary delays in taking care of our Tenant's issue, and, assuming we are point of contact for the Tenant, we are the ones who appear to be dragging our feet.

To pay 400k in unnecessary taxes is likely a bad idea.