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Hi everyone, I need a lil advice. My father died in '96 and in '98 my mother moved into a smaller house and let my brother and his girlfriend and their 2 children move into her larger house with the stipulation that he was to live there for 2 years and get it ready to sell (rent free). Well the 2 year mark came and went and the house was in worse shape than it was before, but my mother couldnt seem to find the courage to bring this up to him so he continued to live there for another 3 years, all the while this $300,000 house is turning into a house that could be condemned! Anyway, in '04, my mother decided that she was going to kick them out and sell the house "as is" before she ended up having to pay someone to take it off her hands. My oldest sister bought the house for $125,000 and us 4 kids (my brother included)split the money (it was out inheritance). On the day that my sister was to have the utilities turned back on I went over to wait for them with a $900 check for electricity and $400 for water that my brother never paid, my brother showed up. He wanted to know where the stuff that he hadnt gotten yet had gone, so I let him know that we burned his flea infested, whiskey stained, cigarette burned junk. (did i mention that he only worked sporadically and did drugs regularly) We had a very big arguement over that, and his treatment of my mom and my sister. Needless to say we are not on speaking terms unless he shows up at a family function and then its just "hey how are ya". My brother and i were always close before this happened and I dont like the fact that we are so far apart now. My question is....after 4 years of not speaking should I try to contact him and make ammends or should i just consider myself better off and leave it alone?