Benny Kass: What to do when inherited property has big attached debts (San Antonio Express-News)

Story date: 2007-10-19 04:13:01
Added on: 2007-10-20 00:57:32

Dear Benny: My siblings and I inherited my father's house, which he had bought in 2003 in a 55-and-over community. The house unfortunately is depreciating and there's no equity, as he used it all for landscaping and improvements through a home-equity line of credit.


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