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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: to be clear, if the relatives offered to sell to us, we would be clear as to our plans (i.e., tear down and sell).  This is not a "homestead" or anything of the sort. It is a very run down cape that has not been well-maintained in the last decade, no central air, etc.  No historic value, no charm, etc.  There are 3 grown children, neither of whom live here and have zero intention of moving back to the DC area.

We previously joked about buying the house and building a new one for ourselves, but just thinking about the commute makes our skin crawl.  
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Also, the relatives are not old and senile folks we would be taking advantage of.  They are in their late 60s/early 70s with all their faculties intact.[/quote]

So why don't you help them out and help them sell to a developer.  Or they can just use an agent to do that - it sounds like you are not adding any particular value as a middle man. Selling a house or a lot is just not that complicated and selling it to you does not make it that much easier for them.

The commute from close in Bethesda really makes your skin crawl?  This isn't Clarksburg we are talking about.  I live less than a mile over the DC line - that mile does not add that much to my commute compared to the residents of "urban" Spring Valley or AU park.[/quote]

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