If it don't eat the hay, buy it.

Basement waterproofing on the entire foundation outside will eat into my potential profit three fold. 

Those items eat up Benjamins fast.A 1950s electrical system could be a 60 amp, fuse box, two-wire setup - completely inadequate for today's needs.

If you do, then the agent's commissions would eat up what little bit of equity you have left and you'll both probably have to come out of pocket to sell it.So while I understand you want to keep the house for yourself, you should still look to use the fact above to get him off this loan. 

On a $1500 commission, it doesn't make any sense to eat it.

They'll eat up that $17K pretty quick!

It's such an emotional rollercoaster - not one that I will get off until the fat lady sings but I thought some stories from BPers who thought their deals were dead - when ultimately they weren't - would help me ride out the emotional wave.Thanks in advance for sharing!

More than that, I want to be able to give back to my community by helping other children that need a positive role model as well as healthy food to eat after school. 

The coolest thing is that you can afford to eat and buy almost anything you want without worrying about money.

You may be obligated to pay, or he may be obligated to eat the loss.