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OK, so you guys think I should definitely give him the money, right? :)

JK!!!!

I'm getting clear signals. No money. Look after myself. Got it.

That is adorable!! The kitchen table actually matches mine! It is SO me.

Hmmm.....Great college town, too!

Snarky reality checks are as good as any, razz.

He just came in and said, "Got orange juice? I need some kind of juice." Then "I need food. Anything."

So DH makes him breakfast.. and both...

Well, I really respect the opinion of both of you guys, so thank you. Good points. I guess my line of thinking was it's just a short term loan, not a give-away. But you're right. He's got to deal...

Update: Good news and bad news.
Open House tomorrow: our listing agent is thrilled with how the house looks and expects it to sell quickly at a price that we think is very reasonable.

Bad news: ...

I know.. I'm not truly into opportunistic romance whether it's the man or woman "digging"--it just wouldn't be a bad thing for him to find a nice life companion--for many reasons.

Cool, Tybee! Thanks for doing the scouting! I like both of them! I'll definitely put that bee in his bonnet.

That is EXACTLY what we've been telling him to do! He doesn't even have to retire--there are a million golf courses there and that's the one job sector he's managed to work in consistently for years...

That's true.. he's too young for senior housing, so I just looked up affordable housing in NJ and this is what I found: http://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/coah/reports/incomelimits.pdf

Based on...

Thanks, everyone. Great advice as always.

I'll mention DA and UA--maybe getting in with a group of people who have overcome similar situations and worse would help. I keep pushing him to listen...

I hope this doesn't come off as a vent, although it kind of is.

We FINALLY are putting the house on the market this weekend. EVERYTHING has been done to our listing agent's specifications.
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