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[quote=Anonymous]I'm upset about it anyway.

We bought our home 2 years ago and we are ready to sell as we are just not as happy with the home as we thought we would be. Back yard is high maintenance, constant bugs in the house despite pest control, weird layout, kitchen too small, no basement and some other quirks that we are just completely over. We happened to look at the comps in our area and found that because the market is so competitive where we live (not DC anymore) we stand to make a significant amount of money - money we could use to pay off credit card debt and use as a down payment on another home. But the flip side is because there's no inventory and because the market is so competitive, we know it'll take time to find something we really love and even then we will more than likely end up in bidding wars, etc.

My mom lives 10 minutes down the road from us and so I asked her if we could live with her during that in between time and she said yes except I cannot bring my dog. My 6lb dog that I've had for 7 years and will NOT re-home.  She just put hardwoods in her house and is convinced he will ruin them. I told her he'd be crated when we weren't there, etc., and she still said no. Ok, I get it that it's her house, but it's frustrating nonetheless. This financial carrot, and the opportunity to rid of this house, is dangling in front of our faces and the only way we can pull it off is if we can stay with her and she says no because of my little dog (who I take with us every time we go visit her anyway)?! My mom is single and my husband has always helped her with anything she needs. Just a couple of weeks ago she called us last minute at 9 at night to help with a piece of furniture that wouldn't fit in her car and without hesitation he picked it up and it took it to her house for her.  This is just one thing but you get the idea. We have ALWAYS helped her with anything she needs and now that we need a favor she suddenly has a stipulation that knows would break my heart to meet. Getting an apartment would be a complete waste of money so that's not an option.

I'm not sure how to go forward. Part of me wants to just tell her flat out "No" the next time she needs something but on the other hand I have to understand where she's coming from as well. It is her home. I'm just really, really, really frustrated right now and needed a place to vent. [/quote]

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