So it's been one year since my wife left me, 20th of December said she was going to work, last time I saw her. Several of you I'm sure recall this, several of you saved my ass and even covered the attorney so I could get one in time. I'm eternally grateful. We got divorced a few months later and I haven't heard from her. Until today. The anniversary of the day she left. And it wasn't her exactly, it was the property mgt. that I rent the house through. They said she wants to sell the house and wants to offer it to me first. That's great, it's just the price is way beyond anything I can afford, nor is the house remotely worth that given the state it's in.
On top of that, the divorce agreement says that she has to rent the house to me for two years at a stated rate. This would put me in the house until April 2020. I'm alone up here, disabled for the most part so I can't just move on my own, can't afford it anyway. Been saving, yeah, did buy a few things to build credit, so I've been working on it, but I don't have the money to just get up and move willy nilly. We're not even one year into it yet and she wants to sell it.
I wouldn't mind buying the property but not at the price she wants. It's not worth it and I couldn't afford that anyway. The house needs work I'd planned on doing, didn't because of the divorce. A lot of the work she's not privy to, she neglected it and really doesn't even know the condition of the place. When we were married she didn't care. The foundation is slowly sinking on one of the house. Carpet and paint need to be replaced. It needs new gutters and it'll need a new roof soon; old one will have to be removed. The yard has a serious issue where all trees of a certain species are dying off. So I'm surrounded by some 70' trees that'll need to be taken down. That's not cheap either.
What do I do? I fired off an email to the property management saying that she knows I can't afford that and that the agreement was for two years and I'm not willing to break my end of the agreement. I also fired one off to the attorney that handled the divorce to ask them for advice. So I think I'm doing the right things here. Bottom line is that according to a court order, I can stay here at $1425 per month, not to change, for two years. The first year's lease was signed in April. So I should have the house until sometime in the first quarter of 2020, can't be sure if I have it until April 2020 or January 2020.
So what do I do? Can she sell this from under me? I'm not in the condition to move, I can't really afford moving right now, plan was to save for two years and build credit while I stayed here, then move. I'm saving and building credit but it's just not enough or fast enough. The disabilities make it damn near impossible to move and I'm probably having surgery next month followed by another so I'll basically be recovering for most of 2019 if both surgeries go through. I do have a friend that's coming by later today to talk, he and his cousin would be the only help I have to move if I have to.
Wouldn't by any chance any of you have a decently price property in WA state to sell? I can probably swing a $200,000 loan, max. To rent? To oversee and maintain, to secure? Security is my niche. Maybe in the mountains, the country? I can't be too picky.
So what should I do? Should/could I put a lien on the house because of the agreement? That even if she did sell it, the new owners would have to abide by the divorce agreement via the lien. Would it work that way? Or is there a better way?
I guess there's more to say but I'd rather let the conversation begin and go from there... So what say you? Any of you been down this path?
On top of that, the divorce agreement says that she has to rent the house to me for two years at a stated rate. This would put me in the house until April 2020. I'm alone up here, disabled for the most part so I can't just move on my own, can't afford it anyway. Been saving, yeah, did buy a few things to build credit, so I've been working on it, but I don't have the money to just get up and move willy nilly. We're not even one year into it yet and she wants to sell it.
I wouldn't mind buying the property but not at the price she wants. It's not worth it and I couldn't afford that anyway. The house needs work I'd planned on doing, didn't because of the divorce. A lot of the work she's not privy to, she neglected it and really doesn't even know the condition of the place. When we were married she didn't care. The foundation is slowly sinking on one of the house. Carpet and paint need to be replaced. It needs new gutters and it'll need a new roof soon; old one will have to be removed. The yard has a serious issue where all trees of a certain species are dying off. So I'm surrounded by some 70' trees that'll need to be taken down. That's not cheap either.
What do I do? I fired off an email to the property management saying that she knows I can't afford that and that the agreement was for two years and I'm not willing to break my end of the agreement. I also fired one off to the attorney that handled the divorce to ask them for advice. So I think I'm doing the right things here. Bottom line is that according to a court order, I can stay here at $1425 per month, not to change, for two years. The first year's lease was signed in April. So I should have the house until sometime in the first quarter of 2020, can't be sure if I have it until April 2020 or January 2020.
So what do I do? Can she sell this from under me? I'm not in the condition to move, I can't really afford moving right now, plan was to save for two years and build credit while I stayed here, then move. I'm saving and building credit but it's just not enough or fast enough. The disabilities make it damn near impossible to move and I'm probably having surgery next month followed by another so I'll basically be recovering for most of 2019 if both surgeries go through. I do have a friend that's coming by later today to talk, he and his cousin would be the only help I have to move if I have to.
Wouldn't by any chance any of you have a decently price property in WA state to sell? I can probably swing a $200,000 loan, max. To rent? To oversee and maintain, to secure? Security is my niche. Maybe in the mountains, the country? I can't be too picky.
So what should I do? Should/could I put a lien on the house because of the agreement? That even if she did sell it, the new owners would have to abide by the divorce agreement via the lien. Would it work that way? Or is there a better way?
I guess there's more to say but I'd rather let the conversation begin and go from there... So what say you? Any of you been down this path?