The deceased person is the mother of an in-law. Nothing to do with this house or anything else. It just brought up a fear in me when I heard the story.
The house doesn't look like hoarders, but it's grit dirty. Like the blades on the ceiling fan were an inch thick covered in dirt, spiderwebs in the corner, grout is filthy (floor and countertops), mold in the in ceiling of the bathrooms because people like to take 5hr showers, dirt on any of the ceiling fixtures/lights. It's eye level clean, for the most part.
I keep the kitchen clean, and the shower. My bf cleans the toilet, his mother cleans the living room and hallway. I actually keep my stuff separate, and in the room. Every one else keeps their own room clean.
It's his mother's friend that lives here with 3 kids (two teenagers, and a 10 yr old). No rent, no help with the bills. Maybe the electric every few months. His mother pays the gas, we cover the water/electric.
His father covered the mortgage, but he walked out last year. There's nothing good to say about that person, nothing good at all. That's when the friend moved in. His mother thought she'd pay rent which would help pay the mortgage. It's probably only costed her more money and more headaches. But it's made her see what I do to actually help around here.
It is a free for all around here. I'm surprised this house is still standing. It is what it is, can't change the past, can't change other people. So the best outcome is to get the house sold in a short sale, and every one can go their separate ways. My concern, like every one else has posted, is it doesn't seem to be in good enough shape to get a buyer in here fast.
How are all these 7 people going to live anywhere? Help the poor woman pay her mortgage, for goodness sakes!
At some point a grown adult son needs to be independant
