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Inherited a house and uncle wants to buy me out at 30% of the value
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Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
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The pattern is pretty obvious. When two people own one thing, the one who moves fastest tries to rewrite the rules with momentum. Using an old number to set a new price is just anchoring. Calling renovations “necessary” after the fact is just cost-shifting. Paying yourself for weekend labor is just inventing payroll. And pressure dressed up as practicality is just a way to make a lopsided deal feel inevitable.
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The sane version is slower and cleaner: agree on what matters, value it as it is today, and stop pretending consent can be added later like trim. If the place is supposed to be a family spot, say so and stick to it; if it isn’t, don’t turn the other owner into an ATM for a vision they didn’t pick. The house deserves better than speed math and soft threats. Let the numbers be current, let the work be mutual, and let the timeline follow the will instead of one man’s calendar.
‘The house is worth around $200,000. My uncle wants to buy my half for about $30,000…’: Wisconsin man inherits a house with his uncle, who tries to buy him out for 30% value by using 2002 prices
An inheritance turns into a bargain hunt where the price tags wobble, the receipts are self-written, and the urgency feels manufactured. One co-owner wants yesterday's valuation, today's control, and tomorrow's profit, all while backdating the bill for work nobody approved. The house holds memories for a lot of people, but to him it's an Airbnb with training wheels and a running meter. Every new "upgrade" shows up like a cliffhanger, and somehow each one makes the buyout cheaper for him and pricier for everyone else. It's not a plan, it's a moving target with a smile.
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