BlankHi Everybody,
Sorry I have not responded to messages lately.
Just to update ... we're all fine!
But, in an effort to get the estate of my Mom closed after 4.5 years, I decided
to buy my
parents' house from the estate; so I had to pay my sister's half. That meant a
huge dip
into savings and my retirement account.
And, for the past four months, Lance has become the son we hadn't known before.
He is over
here helping out with projects, cooking meals for us -- and just enjoying a lot
of
conversations.
So, when my niece said she wanted to get the estate wrapped up and put the
house on the
market, I more or less impulsively said "I'll buy it!" in front of Shannon, who
luckily is
good with it, although we're both in a bit of shock.
Everybody thought it'd be cool to keep it in the family; and hopefully, Lance
will be able
to keep his job and pay rent. We're going to rent it to him for probably half
of what I
could rent it for in this neighborhood.
We'd be okay for a short time if he didn't make payments, but not over a long
period without
that income coming in -- so here's hoping!
Anyway, the last ten days or so has been a bit hectic; meeting with my sister
to get her to
agree (she has pretty bad memory issues); talking with my financial advisor,
getting all the
paperwork done, etc. etc.
Anyway, it's pretty much a done deal now; just got back from the attorney's
office who
handled the estate.
Steve
Class of '72