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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe they truly like where they live and feel part of the community? That is really important for older people. They move closer to you, and they have to start all over.[/quote]

OP here. They don’t have many friends left, especially Nov-April. Almost all are snowbirds. They do not have family in the area.

Many of their friends have moved to warmer climates or split their time.[/quote]

NP here. My parents have been in the same house for 50 years. Their friends are starting to move away. Their house is getting too big for them and they’re in denial. I think they are emotionally stuck in the past and unable to detach themselves from the property. At this point, I don’t expect them to move; they just can’t do it. They don’t know where to go. The world ends where their neighborhood ends. One of them will fall ill and they’ll expect my sister to become their caretaker to keep them in the house. She doesn’t have spouse nor children, so she may very well do it if there’s a financial incentive. I can’t help— I work full time, we have bills, and my kids have another 10 years of school. I so wish they’d move to a warmer place and downsize but they’re not going to.

When they pass away we will call a service to purge the house and hold an estate sale. There is absolutely no way we will be able to do this on our own, and I live out of state.

It is what it is. OP, just make sure they have a plan and finances in place to make it easy for you. [/quote]

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