Promise Acre: Our Journey

Read what LS said to your mom, or put it in your own words. He just made a heap of sense.

Of course that buyer is now history.

If your mom really wants to sell her place,

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That 1st & 4th word appears to be the flies in the buttermilk..

GB- maybe you're right.. she's attached to this place and the people there...and horses... IDK I really don't undertand what changed.. on minute she can't wait to get out, utilities and taxes are killing her... the next she's staying for a bit longer...
LS-yes we've considered many of those options...starting to think she just doesn't want to move, that maybe we have turned this into our place not just hers... but.... IDK I do want to help her and I do want to make this work

Baymule said:

The hand of the Lord is in this. Take a deep breath, He's got you covered. It may be rough, it may have rocky moments, but the Lord has led you here, He has given you this opportunity and your family is meant to be here. Faith, love and hard work will see you through.

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Thank you for these words. Am really trying to have Faith.... He IS in control. I told DH I do believe we wouldn't have come this far without God directing us. I mean really... it's been over 5 month since we made the first offer... so yes God is in control!

Maybe it is for the best if you can swing it on your own. I know there are a lot of "co-ownership" concerns.

Sometimes you start a journey and along the way the destination changes, or you take a few detours before getting there, or maybe even both. I believe an inheritance is not an issue and your mother's belongings/money are hers to do with as she pleases. That being the case, and based on what you've just shared, perhaps it's time to leave her to her own devices and simply move fwd with what you have to do to further your own family's goals and secure your own future. She will continue on as long as she can with her present set of circumstances until such time as she no longer can, and is forced to downsize, move on. It may be ugly when that time comes, but that's not your doing, and you've tried to help her avoid that outcome.

I really hope and expect you to enjoy your new place and make it into what you've all dreamed of and worked toward. Everything else is just roadside entertainment on the journey. It's all about the destination!

Well...why not move YOUR possessions into one of the nice buildings, convert the garage one into a live here/camp here for your family and sell yours to finance the reno? Just an option.

Congrats on the close!! I would just move myself to be there & work it -- let mom muddle along as she feels she wants -- one day she'll get right with herself.

Not a bad idea Mini. Though this time of year "camping" in the outbuilding might be a bit uncomfortable temperature wise.

Though doing that come spring may not be too bad a deal...