You did good.
But how is it that your Mom could not rent the house???
It an estate thing. And, in any event at four hours away I am not interested in managing a property. It needs some work and I cannot commit to that, search for a job, and juggle Dr appointments for my mom and my 93 year old mother in law. It is simply too much. My siblings are happy to volunteer my services, but they are 1,000 miles away and haven’t been there in five years.