Mom makes surprising decision to sell family home out from under son and his girlfriend, he cuts her off in retaliation despite ample warning

Money and family usually mix together about as well as oil and water, especially when there is real estate involved in the mix as well. What starts out as a practical arrangement can easily turn into something personal, emotional, or messy… or all of the above. Renting a house to a stranger is one thing, but when your tenant is your own child, the line between landlord and parent can start to blur so much so that everyone involved gets burned in the end.

One mom rented her second home to her son at a discounted rate for years, but what began as a mutually beneficial arrangement slowly turned sour as time went on. After financial struggles, insurance issues, and a changing neighborhood, she made the tough decision to sell her property to secure her retirement. However, her son and his girlfriend ended up feeling blindsided despite being given ample warning to buy or vacate the home. Now, they've gone no contact with her, and she's taken to the internet to figure out if what she did was wrong.

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AITAH for selling my house out from under my son and his girlfriend?

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One of my cousins had a very similar arragement with her own parents; she lived in her childhood home, paying rent to her parents, with her husband for years before they actually bought the home themselves. Now her own kids are growing up there!
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Plenty of young people receive their family homes as gifts from their parents; however, not everyone can afford that luxury. It's certainly shouldn't be an expectation for parents to sacrifice their retirement plans for their adult children to have it a little easier.
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