Wife Needs to Sell but Husband changes his mind.

[Juan Martinez]

I have been cold calling absentee owners, and have come across an older couple who need to sell desperately. They can no longer keep up with the repairs, and the roof has a huge leak, they are falling behind on taxes and have asked me for help in selling. When I spoke to the wife she mentioned she had been trying to sell for a while however, her husband suffers from dementia and one day he wants to sell however, the day after he refuses to do anything about their situation. She mentioned perhaps, getting a power of attorney would help. I messaged a local escrow officer and he said we would need her to become his legal guardian, and get court authorization to sell.

Has anyone encountered a similar situation? Any advice is appreciated! 

Thanks!

-Juan Martinez