They also don't realize that way more people are going to fail at this than those that are going to be successful (though the definition of success can be argued).Many are doomed from the get-go because they are blind to what it truly takes to get from where they're at to where they want to be. 

I realized I could buy a house with 0 down with the VA loan so that I can start building equity.

I realize it's not an arms length transaction, but I'm sure that there's someone that will.

Kind of like a frog in a slowly boiling pot, you don't realize how bad it is getting until it's too late.

If you think about it at all, you will realize that more good has come from the things you've done than bad.

A few months ago they finally came to the realization that this is a much bigger repair job than just paint and baking soda .

After walking the property with my contractor we realized that the second floor unit will need to have the floor in three locations to be ripped open and believes there will be sub floor joist that needs to be replaced.

For example, I didn't quite realize it, but I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to find a good title company so I didn't want to make an offer if I couldn't take the first step of getting a title company involved. 

You just don't want people to realize it.Is that more clear?

Then I started looking up north like Chicago, Philly, Detroit, Columbus and realized no sheet there are those type of properties.