Stock photo of man holding a sold sign in front of a house.Photo:LightFieldStudios/Getty
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One man seeks the support of fellow Redditors after secretly outbidding his in-laws for a house on his own family’s block in an attempt to enforce some boundaries.
“My wife has a somewhat difficult relationship with her parents,” the man explains in theReddit post. “The usual stuff you see on this sub[Reddit]: lack of respect for boundaries, bossiness, unsolicited opinions about personal choices.”
The situation escalated when a house two doors down from the couple went on the market. The in-laws, who had been considering moving closer after retirement, saw this as an opportunity and excitedly informed the couple of their intention to bid on the property.
Stock photo of a man signing a lease.Tippapatt/Getty
Tippapatt/Getty
But, their approach was less than competitive. “Their sense of entitlement extends to real estate and they put in a low bid full of conditions,” the poster notes.
Concerned about the prospect of having his in-laws as neighbors — and worried about his wife’s well-being — the poster took matters into his own hands. He quickly formed an LLC and made a full-price offer on the house, which was ultimately accepted.
When the poster’s in-laws found out about the purchase, they were outraged despite not knowing who was behind the deal. “The in-laws raged against the ‘mystery person who gazzumped them,’ the seller, the realtor. I just nodded sympathetically,” he states.
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The situation gets stickier because he decided to keep this purchase a secret from even his wife. “I did NOT tell my wife. Our finances are mostly separate,” he explains. “I did not want to put her in a position where she would have to lie to her parents or reveal what would be taken as a very provocative action.”
Stock photo of man walking into new home.AJ Watt/Getty
AJ Watt/Getty
“I plan to rent it out as rental housing is very hard to find here, and leave management to an agency,” the man explains.
While he didn’t tell his wife, the man disclosed the secret to his brother, who quickly advised against keeping it quiet. This prompted the poster to seek advice on Reddit, where users are divided.
source: people.com