Uncivil War For The Holidays

 

In case anyone is wondering, the Thanksgiving Eve meal pairings in my last post were scrumptious and I'll have them again tonight. Now that Black Friday sales are here, I need to get something off my chest that’s been festering behind the scenes.

My sister wants to sell Le Crash Pad but I’m against its timing. We should hang onto the property until we confirm my brother will never return home. My sister stated property taxes as the selling reason, but I suspect it’s something else since we’re talking about a $1,000 increase. 

She’s not forthcoming with additional information so I’m left to believe the worst. Did she burn through her money? Does she still resent me for no longer sacrificing my everything for society until I turn 67? Considering how our investment strategies differ and the way she’s behaved toward me for the past three years, both assumptions can be simultaneously correct.

Things are guaranteed to get ugly in the coming days and weeks, holiday season be damned. I can counter her property tax argument with the fact Dad’s place needs $100,000 or more in immediate and future maintenance that she cannot realistically afford by herself. If she’s hell bent on selling Le Crash Pad, then I’ll ask her to sell everything so we can part ways.

If there’s a silver lining to this fight with someone that I have to spot logic, reasoning and 40 IQ points to make it fair, it's that's rents in southern Riverside County are more affordable. If I go further north to Hemet, Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, Palm Desert, etc.) and Las Vegas, they're even more so. Finding a place to live that allows me to remain retired and keep Artoria and Miku won’t be difficult.

Discounted homes and condos that linger on the housing market in Riverside County are an option, but my best short term one is to rent while my money continues to work for me. Once my father’s properties are sold, then it’ll make financial sense to consider buying a home or condo with the proceeds.

For now, I’ll live my life as peacefully as possible and pray that one day I can leave her toxicity behind once and for all.