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[madbaker]

Some friends have given us a "walk-away" bid on the father-in-law's mobile home. As in, "We pay you x and you walk away from the place."

Let me explain - no, there is too much. Let me sum up.

The FIL was a pack rat. And he didn't believe in cleaning, apparently. To get this place in salable shape we not only have to muck out his stuff (I took 70 bags to Goodwill yesterday) but we also have to replace the carpets, stovetop, toilets, and at least one shower/tub.

Did I mention that we live an hour away? And the wife starts her final semester in school today.

The bid is lower than we'd really like - even taking the fix-it costs into account, if we accepted we'd be leaving money on the table versus what we could probably get on the open market. However, it gets it off our hands quicker, and more importantly, eliminates a huge amount of hassle.

That "however" is worth a great deal.

The wife is going to talk it over with her brother tonight. If everyone agrees, I think it would be a good deal all around and simplify many, many things.

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[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a similar situation to what I was in when my father died. We filled one of those boxcar-type dumpsters. It took months to go through all the mess, and a professional cleaning company for a week.

Getting rid of the hassle is definitely worth a lot. Do you expect there are any hidden gems in the pile that the family wants to have? Can you write it into the sale that any family history things they come across, they give you?