He Inherited A Beach House And Allowed His Son To Live There Rent-Free, But As Soon As He Found Out That His Son’s Girlfriend Was Living There Too And Making $65,000 A Year, He Decided To Charge His Son Rent
This man recently inherited a beach house that has 3 bedrooms, and after his son graduated from college, he agreed to let him live in the house without paying rent.
The only thing he expected his son to do was to pay all the bills on the house, but since the house is completely paid off, the bills aren’t expensive at all.
He figured his son would be able to save up a lot of money by living in his house for free, and he did point out to his son that he’s taking a “financial hit” in order to help him in a big way.
Well, his son lived in the house for half a year, and then he discovered that his son allowed his girlfriend to move in without even telling him.
His son thinks this girl is going to be the woman he ends up with for the rest of his life, by the way.
His son did say thank you for everything he has done for him and the sacrifices he has made for him as a single dad, but his son pointed out that he wanted to be living with his girlfriend.
He agreed to let his son’s girlfriend remain in his house, but he insisted that his son needed to treat the house properly and do a good job taking care of it.
He finally got to meet his son’s girlfriend, and he was not impressed in the least by this girl. During his interaction with her, though, he learned that she has $40,000 in student loan debt she needs to pay off.
“My son later slipped that she’s making 65K a year,” he explained. “That changed everything.”
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“I told my son that he wants to stay in that house, then he needs to start paying $2,000 a month. That shouldn’t be a stretch for him and his “rich” girlfriend.”
His son accused him of being mean, but he said that he has no interest in essentially subsidizing his girlfriend’s student loan payments and rent, so he needs to begin paying rent next month.
He and his son kept arguing, and he tried to get his son to see that he’s only looking out for his and his son’s best interests financially. He is worried that maybe his son’s girlfriend will walk away and end the relationship after she does pay off her student loan debt.
Also, his son’s girlfriend is living rent-free on essentially his “dime.” His son argued back that he isn’t making any money off the house, and he reminded his son that he could sell it or rent it and make money, but instead, he’s trying to help him.
“You and your girlfriend are literally taking money away from me and your younger brothers so she can pay her debts,” he said. “I told him to think about it and get back to me. My expectation was that he’d apologize, agree to pay rent, and offer to make amends.”
Well, his son has not said sorry and has instead called him names. If his son and his son’s girlfriend were super appreciative of getting to live in his beach house without paying rent, he probably wouldn’t be asking them for money.
But his son and his son’s girlfriend aren’t grateful, so he’s no longer willing to be so helpful.
He’s left wondering if it is mean of him to expect his son to pay him rent to live in the house going forward.
What do you think?
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