What to do with the House
By Amber
@AmbiePam (132855)
United States
November 9, 2026 12:32pm CST
The house I associate mostly of where my dad grew up exists because his previous family home burned down. He doesn’t remember too much other than this house, pictured. My sister had a local artist from Tulsa draw a picture of an actual photo (the artist added the figures meant to be his parents) taken decades ago. She gave it to my dad as a Christmas present about eight years prior. They didn’t get indoor plumbing in this house until 1973, my dad’s senior year in high school (they were poor!).
All but two of his living siblings want to sell the house, but two sisters say no. It’s not worth much at all with the town mostly being dead, and not having central air (two window units). The six sisters will still go up there a couple times a year for a get together, but there’s no reason to have the house other than sentimentality. Would you keep the house or sell it?
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@LooeyVille (83)
• United States
47m
I don’t have the single sentimental bone in my body
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@Shivram59 (52181)
• India
1h
My family was also thinking to sell the house we are now living now, but I objected. The house has the memory of the past. We will be missing it badly if we sell it and purchase another house somewhere else.
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@snowy22315 (214846)
• United States
31m
Hard to say. The house where my parents live now will likely be sold but it will take awhile. The basement is absolutely full of stuff. The rest of the house is pretty neat..but it could take 2 years just to clear out the basement. I wouldn't mind keeping it just for summer get togethers..but it might be sad without them there. Besides I am sure they will deed it to sis. I will get other renumeration.
@JohnRoberts (109281)
• Los Angeles, California
2h
Sell it at this point. Sometimes you can't allow sentimentality to cloud thinking.
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