This is the “mansion” that he brags about? That’s a basic square FHA house in the south. There are are at least 15 of these cookie cutter house in the small town I’m from. That’s hysterical.
Ralph expects to receive this house once his uncle passes away and the renters leave. However, Ralph seems to forget that uncle Howard is married and has a number of step-children from that marriage that would be in the direct line to receive it (Howard's wife being the first in line, naturally). He completely ignores the fact that there is not just one but multiple people who will have an interest in that house and a more sound legal argument to receive it (barring it being explicitly in Howard's will). Ralph thinks this is the case because he spoke to Uncle Howard on the phone once and his uncle said that he "wants to keep the house in the family" so Ralph interpreted that as gibs.
What he fails to understand is that "keeping it in the family" is a nebulous term that doesn't really mean anything. More importantly, he doesn't seem to comprehend as to
why Uncle Howard does not simply evict the current tenants and allow Ralph to live there, unfettered, with his newborn daughter and recently married wife. Or rather, he omits that aspect entirely because it doesn't fit with his Ralphanarrative. Maybe his relationship with Uncle Howard isn't as great as he makes it sound to be? Or is it that Ethan conceals a lot of truth from Uncle Howard in the hopes of trying to ruse him out of this property and that his aunt and her children will just magically accept this as fact? Well, do I have a bridge to sell you...
Despite all of this, anyone with a brief inspection of Ralph's renting history will notice that he brings down the property value and turns the place into a dump that requires hundreds of dollars of repairs (RIP safety deposits) and doesn't typically keep good tenant-landlord relations. Part of the reason that he moved away Virginia is because his landlord found out that he had taken another pet in his residence (I think it was one of his cats), which his landlord increased his rent by $100+/month (Source: Harry).
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Now imagine if Ralph was given this house and what kind of outcomes that would mean.
TL;DR Ralph doesn't understand what home ownership looks like and will likely die as a renter.