please see my post #42.
i see charity and understanding of people's circumstances have taken a vacation day here at FR.
I think it is great that they are taking care of their grandchild.
But they also want the nice lifestyle of a retirement community.
They tried to pull a fast one on their HOA. When the child arrived 5 years ago- they should have immediately sold their home and moved when the market was at its peak.
Now, when the market is low, they say that they cannot sell. They had their opportunity to do it 5 years ago, but thought they could get away with defying HOA rules.
I guess the HOA called their bluff.
This is like a mini version of the immigration debate!
The grandparents have had 4.5 years to resolve the situation. For less than a year and a half, there has been a crashed real estate market.
They couldn’t get their act together for 3 years, and yet it’s my fault for expecting them to follow the rules?
I see that common sense has fled the room... You talk about understanding their circumstances, and yet ignore the 36 month mulligan you are demanding we give them.