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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Similar situation, including the house in Bethesda falling apart. And it had steep steps just to get into the house, plus stairs in the house. We did tours with my mother of condo places and independent living places. It helped to see the options. Money not an issue but she was stuck on staying in her "free" house (which of course was only free because she wasn't maintaining it and we had to price it low to sell).

It took her several more years to decide it was time and she moved at around 84. Doing the earlier visits helped to hone in quickly on what she wanted.[/quote]

Would she be receptive to funding repairs if you managed the work? Just curious 
-not OP [/quote]

Possibly, but she had a view that it wasn't worth investing in the house because she was just going to sell it. So it would have been a negotiation to get her to spend the money and I didn't want that friction. She always thinks our renovations/improvements are unnecessary. We only did the very basics to put it on the market. So it depends on your relationship and the parent's mindset.[/quote]

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