One of the best parts of being a Conservator for an Incapacitated Adult is dealing with the liquidation of property. No matter how you do it no one is happy and will blame you for what goes wrong and ignore what actually goes right. And in the end I'm guaranteed to be exhausted and people will wonder why I'm not dancing in the street. Although I might find some energy to do that for a couple of minutes. That's in between settling all the outstanding accounts, paying back family loans, and researching secure investment opportunities.
Right now the house sale is pending, but we seem to be hitting snag after snag. For those of you going through this I'm shedding a few tears for you. It sucks! It would be one thing if my mom was no longer here and this were my inheritance we were talking about. I'd have 4 siblings with equal interest in the proceedings and I could just refuse to do the work, but since the money from the house sale will pay for my mother's medical needs for hopefully the next 5 years it's important to get it done. She doesn't have the money to pay for her ALF right now and is living on a pittance of Social Security and loans from family members.
So, since there is no money I felt it was necessary to take a contract from a company who flips houses. It was the highest of two offers. The house is worth more, but I can't seem to convince anyone of that. This sale requires court approval so I had to gather all the information needed for the Commissioner of Accounts (he has to approve the sale) and write a letter about who the potential heirs are (ha, money left over. That's funny!) and if there's a will and how much money she has. After submitting it I got almost daily calls/emails asking me to bug the Commissioner about approving the sale. Yeah, I have to deal with this guy for at least the next 5 years. I really don't want to pester him so much he makes my life harder than it already is. He approved the sale 4 weeks before closing and we've been waiting for the closing date to be done with the whole process.
Well yesterday it turns out the company buying it isn't really the company buying it. The buyer planned to assign it to another company (um, why not buy it in the other company's name then?) so I'm being told I need to resubmit the paperwork because as the closing lawyer said the report to the court was "poorly written." I suggest he say that to the Commissioner's face and let me watch what happens. It would make a great YouTube video for sure. So, I'm facing another round of paperwork and possibly another fee that I'm not paying since a) there's no money and b) I didn't make the mistake.
To me it sounds like they are actually doing something on the shady side. I've told my agent to work it out. After all, I'm the only one in this process who doesn't get to draw a paycheck at the end.
So, if this snag doesn't get resolved closing will be pushed back until January sometime. God, I hate that house.
And if that isn't enough two cities are arguing over who receives my guardianship reports. State rules are clear on the point, it just seems like very few actually read the rules. Considering 3 cities can't decide where her residency is I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
Anybody know where I can get some Calgon?
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