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[quote=Anonymous]OP here...we are not that far in the process.  The contract for the land was ratified yesterday.  We have not signed a building contract.  DH and I are the only ones on the land contract since my ILs said they would just give us the portion of the money needed to buy the land and construct.  Most of our money is in equity from our current house and the reason the land owners accepted our offer is because we are paying cash.  So unless we sell our current house within 30 days we can't come up with the cash.  Our original plan was to build more equity in our current house and sell it in 3 years and then buy the land and construct the house while living in a rental.  However, 4 weeks ago, out of the blue, my ILs came up with this living arrangement idea.  We told them no originally but they asked us to just see if there is land available.  We thought we wouldn't find anything but the lot that we had been eyeing just so happen to be on the market. They said go for it and we did not think deeply about the arrangement before we put in an offer on the land.  I was never given a reason for why FIL didn't like me.  I suspect it is because I am much more assertive than my MIL and DH.  I won't try to appease him in order to keep peace in the house.  He comes from a background where the woman listens to the man and the children listen to the parents no matter what.  I was raised to always do what I feel is right.  MIL is trying to convince us to proceed with the arrangement and hope that he dies soon (in her words, he won't live for another 10 years since he is in poor health so how much harm can he do to our DC). [/quote]

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