Dear Abby: Five years ago, prior to my grandmother's death, she gave my brothers and me her summer home. When we all went to see the place, we found an overgrown lot with a house in complete disrepair.
My brothers and their families wanted nothing to do with restoring it. They said they had neither the time nor the money to put into repairs, and "camping wasn't their thing." We all knew the only value in the place was the land, so we had a real estate company give us an appraisal. My husband and I decided we did want to rebuild the house, so we paid my brothers the full value of the property.
My brothers and their families wanted nothing to do with restoring it. They said they had neither the time nor the money to put into repairs, and "camping wasn't their thing." We all knew the only value in the place was the land, so we had a real estate company give us an appraisal. My husband and I decided we did want to rebuild the house, so we paid my brothers the full value of the property.
