If this man doesn't want to sell, and he has homesteaded his property, he should not be coersed into doing so IMHO.
There are some things worth standing for ... and worth going to other's sides and standing with them for. Each has to make their own decision in that regard. This thread is giving people that opportunity.
There are some folks who don't stand for anything.
I don't know why he bothers replying to my posts (which I never ping him to), as all I do is smack him in the back of the head and keep on walking.
Bless you and your patient and reasoned way of handling yourself.