Posted by John on July 09, 2006 at 10:54:24:
I’m amazed at the number of questions like this on this and other REI sites.
Help me understand the facts here, please.
As I read your question, I gather that your Mom bought and paid for the house, but gave you an interest.
And now to repay her, you’d like to toss her;and force her to take some of the sales proceeds, that you alone, determine to be a fair price.
Is this a fair summary?
help with selling mine and mothers house - Posted by maria
Posted by maria on July 08, 2006 at 23:32:15:
hello i have a house in alabama my mother payed for the house but both of our names is on the deed. i want to sell it and give her most of the money but she will not sell. is there any way i can force a sell on the house without her. thank you maria
Re: help with selling mine and mothers house - Posted by Dee Jay - NYC
Posted by Dee Jay - NYC on July 11, 2006 at 17:20:52:
Buy another house and leave Mom alone. Buy her some flowers too… Moms are special. 
Re: help with selling mine and mothers house - Posted by Sailor
Posted by Sailor on July 09, 2006 at 20:52:05:
Suggestion: Buy another house w/your own money & put your
mom’s name on the deed for 50%. Then you’ll be even.
Tye
Re: help with selling mine and mothers house - Posted by Franl Chin
Posted by Franl Chin on July 09, 2006 at 11:44:39:
Maria:
My mother in law bought a house, and put her son’s name on it. We live nearby and help out as she’s gotten on in her years.
We’ve tried to get her to sell the place for a number of years since its a bit much for an 80 plus senior to take care of. She finally decided on her own, and sold it at the peak of the market, and got more money out of it than if she sold it off earlier when we first asked her.
We thought of it this way. If I put my daughter’s name on the dead, we were 85 year old seniors, how would we feel about being tossed out of the house??
My dad was in a nursing home some time back, and attendants were shaking their heads at some things being said or done to seniors by their children, such as if you don’t do this or that, “I’ll get a lawyer”.
If it’s her money as you say, let her enjoy it.
And if you want to know, one way is to get her declared mentally incompetent. But if she is “sane” why would she want to sell it if she doesn’t want to.
And if you want to do a partition suit, and I was her lawyer, I’ll ask how much you put into it. But default, 50/50 is assumed, or the split is in relation to what you put in. And you put in … what??
Frank Chin