inside a locked drawer at his office.
Mom apologized for accusing me of being dependent.
But almost immediately, she asked whether I could restart the payments until they managed to sell the house.
I told her I would not send another dollar without a written agreement.
The family met with a financial counselor and an attorney.
The situation was even worse than I had expected.
My parents owed nearly the entire value of the house, along with unpaid business taxes and substantial credit-card debt.
Kyle’s online company had earned less than eight hundred dollars.
He had purchased computers, office furniture, and advertising using a credit card Dad had opened in my mother’s name.
She discovered that during the meeting.
The counselor advised them to sell the house immediately before the lender began foreclosure proceedings.
