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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A will can easily divide a family unfortunately as I witnessed in my family.  Is there someone that you can hire - like an estate attorney that can "be the heavy".  He/she can draw up different plans with monetary amounts attached and present them to you and your sister and that can be the starting point of a conversation.  That way you are not presenting the news directly to your sister.  I personally think that your sister thinks that you will let her live there rent free because you are already established with a home/family.  She may be trying to take advantage of your good will.   And it will cause worse issues later on because I'm sure she wouldn't vacate a 3 million dollar house without a fight.[/quote]

I think there's value to this idea.  Having the bad news come from a third party could help preserve your relationship.  It might also help her realize what's reasonable/unreasonable in this scenario.

Your story reminds me of my younger sister.  Very well educated, involved in a lot of issues, but not paid for what she does and can't seem to bring herself to do any mundane regular job.  My dad died last year, and she now lives in the house rent free.  Difference is its a $350k house, and dad also left a lot of money so taxes and upkeep are not such a burden.   How high are the property taxes?  I can't imagine she's thought about that.  [/quote]

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