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My idiot brother

Epistaxis

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Epistaxis

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Not the movie.

Would you ever consider co-signing a home loan?

Yeah, me neither.

The wife was pretty adamant.

But he is my brother, and there are circumstances working against him.

He gets paid in cash frequently so is...careful...with what he reports to Uncle Sam.

His wife has been at her gig less than a year.

He is really an idiot.

Sold his perfectly adequate place in this market.

recently financed a goddamn Bimmer for his wife.

This is classic ant and grasshopper stuff.

My wife's point is, if they exhibited ANY "try" she'd be ok with loaning them the damn money.

We could buy their place for them outright if we wanted to....because we SAVE everything.

Him...not so much. Ever. One of those types that spends whatever he has.

*sigh* I know I shouldn't but again, he is my brother.

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I think if you loan it to him it should be considered as giving it to him with the intention of the possibility of him not giving it back. I've seen too many families stop communicating over someone borrowing money and never paying it back.

These days I either give them the money if I can afford it as an unspoken gift or I don't. If I get it back that's nice but if I don't that's fine too. No hard feelings since I considered it a gift in the first place.

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Epistaxis

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Theoretically i am not giving him any money.

He has never asked for money, and even mentioned that he never would or will.

It is the assumption of risk as a co-signer for the home loan.

He could default, and I'd be responsible, but given the small (relatively speaking) size of the loan, it would be an annoyance, not a backbreaker.

Again, my instincts are hell no...but he is my brother.

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Not the movie.

Would you ever consider co-signing a home loan?

Yeah, me neither.

The wife was pretty adamant.

But he is my brother, and there are circumstances working against him.

He gets paid in cash frequently so is...careful...with what he reports to Uncle Sam.

His wife has been at her gig less than a year.

He is really an idiot.

Sold his perfectly adequate place in this market.

recently financed a goddamn Bimmer for his wife.

This is classic ant and grasshopper stuff.

My wife's point is, if they exhibited ANY "try" she'd be ok with loaning them the damn money.

We could buy their place for them outright if we wanted to....because we SAVE everything.

Him...not so much. Ever. One of those types that spends whatever he has.

*sigh* I know I shouldn't but again, he is my brother.

She is asian, she can't help it.

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I would buy it outright and let him lease to own from you. If he has not asked for money then he probably has a down payment that he could give to you.

If he defaults, the house is yours and you can either kick him out and get renters, or sell it for a profit.

I wouldn't co sign.

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Theoretically i am not giving him any money.

He has never asked for money, and even mentioned that he never would or will.

It is the assumption of risk as a co-signer for the home loan.

He could default, and I'd be responsible, but given the small (relatively speaking) size of the loan, it would be an annoyance, not a backbreaker.

Again, my instincts are hell no...but he is my brother.

I understand this. Cosigned a lease on an apartment for my sister about a year ago. Had to cosign because her lazy, good for nothing, dwi getting husband will not get a job, and her income level was not enough for them to be approved. Part of me hopes they split up, but then if they do, I might be stuck with paying some of the rent. But she is my youngest sister.

No way I would cosign a mortgage for them though. I would tell them to get an apartment, and start saving.

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