My brother and I co-signed on our parents' reverse mortgage and now they want to take out more equity while we're worried about what we'll be responsible for, but no one wants to be the person who talks about our parents dying or losing their house. We're all pretending this is just a simple financial transaction when it's really about mortality and family legacy.
More people experience this than they realize.
Multiple generations are making financial decisions together while avoiding the underlying questions about death, inheritance, and responsibility that give those decisions meaning.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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