08/25/2026
Sometimes the hardest property to sell is the one nobody really wants to talk about.
I’m talking about the house that belonged to Mom or Dad.
The house that still has furniture inside.
The house where one sibling thinks they should keep it, another wants to sell, and someone else lives out of town and just wants the whole thing handled.
There can be a lot more involved than simply putting a house on the market.
There may be probate.
Multiple heirs.
Repairs.
Personal belongings.
Taxes and insurance.
And a lot of emotions.
I think families are better served when they slow down and separate the emotional decisions from the real estate decisions.
What is the property actually worth?
What would it take to repair it?
What would keeping it look like?
What would selling it look like?
Sometimes the best answer is obvious once everyone has the same information.
Until then, it’s easy for everyone to be working from a different version of the story.