My Daughter's Suggestion

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I mentioned in the last post that my daughter called. She had a proposition for me. It seems my granddaughter has been trying to get in touch with me on Facebook. However, it's been two weeks since I visited there. So here's the thing. You might remember my saying my home is in foreclosure. It's also in a sad state of disrepair. My granddaughter is living with my grandson's girlfriend. Her father died recently and that home is also now in foreclosure, and my granddaughter needs a place to live. So to my daughter's suggestion, which you are probably guessing at. My granddaughter has two children ages two and one. They're adorable. She's working on getting on housing, is on the list, which is more than I am at the moment. She also needs to get daycare set up for the girls. She has a steady job so she does have income. My daughter suggested I need a roommate. Now before you wonder what that's all about because my son lives with me, nothing has changed yet in that category. However, my son has said on occasion that he wants to get his own place. In which case I could then get on housing. But back to the suggestion. I'm not in the best of shape physically or financially at the moment. All I have is my Social Security for income. In today's housing market that isn't going to pay the rent and the bills. So when and if the time comes when the sheriff's sale takes place some time next year - I'm thinking May or June, unless I get my fanny in gear and get the papers filled out for the modification again and get them sent to the bank. I also need to call Social Services for two month's history, and make a copy of the Social Security letter - I was going to do that this week - It didn't happen for a couple reasons I won't go into. I will need to do it next week. So if the house goes to sheriff's sale, I will need a place to live and my daughter suggested I move in with my granddaughter - not that she would move in here. Frankly there's no room for her and two children. And the house is falling down around my ears. Of course my first reaction before I heard her out was 'no way'. But after some consideration, it could work. I would not be the children's babysitter. I am not physically able to take care of a one and two year old. Now however, it is something to consider when and if the house goes to sale. I'm also thinking about selling to a flipper who would be able to take this house and get it renovated the way it needs to be. So that's the situation. Nothing is going to happen right away, but it's something to think about. One of the reasons I haven't done the modification paperwork yet is the state this house is in and whether it's worth it for me to try to hold onto it any longer. Well that's the way things look today. Tomorrow could be completely different. Thanks for reading.