I never fought any of this with him in order to “keep the peace” in our family (he felt entitled to the entire property and was gravely disappointed when he found out my mother’s portion did not legally go to him).

For example, let's say you have a home worth $400k and you want to refi at 75% LTV ($300k loan).30-year @ 3.25%: $1306/month, total interest $170,02315-year @ 2.75%: $2036/month, total interest $66,45630-year @ 3.25% paid like 15-year: $2108/month, total interest $79,441Sure, you save a little by going with a 15-year, but that peace of mind is worth something too.

I'm not sure a family would know what to do with you; and how would you provide them the peaceful use of the property - if say - their kid was bouncing a ball in the house or the kids/parents were fighting/television on loud, etc.? 

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You should get to the point where extracting the very best return from your dollar is less important peace of mind, “lack of hassle”, and constancy of rent and occupation.

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@David Dye the peace of mind and freedom i feel being debt free is worth more than money to me!  

If they can't pay, you want then to move peacefully, rather than choose to strategically default on the rent in their attempt to get financially soluble.

Justices of the Peace that handle evictions are elected officials and many are not even lawyers.

Peace of mind.