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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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[tsgeisel.livejournal.com]

I just wrote (and erased) something that I ended with the lines "Ok, duh. You know all that."

Basically, I presume you've gotten all the sentimental stuff from there already, and now it's all trash and tchochkes? In that case it may well be simpler mentally as well, to just accept the offer.

But double check to make sure you're not missing some hidden treasure. Because this is the kind of situation you read about in the paper with the headline "Couple finds Renoir hidden in closet" or something like that...

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

One thing that I omitted in the parent entry is that the potential buyers are good friends and I generally see at least one of them weekly. So we don't fear them hosing us on something like that.

Point taken, though.