When my grandmother passed away, she left her home in Jacksonville, Florida, to me.
I was always the one who kept in touch with her, visited her and helped her out.
My cousins were not overly interested in my grandmother until she passed away. Suddenly, they were very concerned with her estate. They all wanted a piece of it. None of my cousins have a steady job or have managed to purchase a home. Most of them can’t even afford a car. They all have financial difficulties. I didn’t want to see any of my grandmother’s belongings get into their hands. The biggest argument was over the house. I knew that if I kept the house, they would never give up on trying to get it away from me. I figured that eventually one of my cousins would talk a lawyer into taking up the challenge. Rather than list the house through conventional methods, I decided to contact a cash home buyer. I was in a hurry to transfer the property out of my name. Had I gone the more traditional route of selling the house through a real estate agent, it could have taken weeks or even months. I might have been required to make repairs. There is always the risk of the deal falling through due to financing issues. With a cash home buyer, I received a reasonable offer the same day that I inquired. There was no charge or obligation involved. Considering my available option, I felt that it was the best solution. I preferred to have the house eventually sell to a non-family member rather than allow my cousins to destroy it. The closing was handled in less than ten days.