I'm just trying to think what my other options are. The rent free deal means it's probably not a bad deal to do the work over the next few months, provided he does his part of things.
But after that...well, I wonder. Not that I need anything fancy, and I really want something other than an apartment, but...
Well, then come if you still want to... we'll make it work. And once we're in it, we can be re-evaluating it as we go.
You can stay here until we've got the kitchen/living/bath/bedroom fixed up, you can shower here and laundry here till the other bathroom gets fixed and we can find you a washer and dryer at a garage sale.