Gets back to Risk Reward.  

Paying all cash usually means high risk, high rewards if handled properly. 

Take advantage of the resources available on BiggerPockets, including articles, forums, and webinars.Balancing Life and InvestingBeing a mother and a wife while diving into real estate can be challenging, but it’s also incredibly rewarding.

Investing in real estate requires careful planning and due diligence, but with the right approach, it can be highly rewarding venture.

Now he has to make choices and put forth the effort to live his most rewarding life.  

[If that makes sense :)]@Trevor Lohman - Going this route does have a good amount of rewards but also in my opinion has a lot more risks and expenses.

Building relationships and rapport during property tours can also result in unforeseen rewards, such as sellers leaving equity in the transaction because of the trust and connection formed.Remember, every property tour is an opportunity to collect information that is not available on paper.

Squatters squat because the potential reward exceeds the potential punishment.  

Now the rewards for such should be a ready obvious to most. 

If you have those attributes and know how to screen well, its a very rewarding and lucrative business model.