We 're also trying to sell Mum's beautiful grand Art Deco dame of a house in Paeroa. With limited marketing, we've finally had someone through who loves the place. The only catch is we've got to take his beautiful 38 foot launch as part of the trade.
At least Mum would be able to get out of being alone, so far away from her daughters. Paeroa is one and a half hours drive from Auckland. The house is big and the main bedroom is upstairs. It's a worry for Mum and us that she's on her own there.
When Mum's husband died, she was left with a small mortgage over the house and a significant sum of Empire Trade Exchange dollars. These are usually traded, but can be used to buy goods and services. Trade deals often include boats, cars and sometimes diamonds or other valuables, so the offer before us is not unusual.
Mum has less need for a boat, than she does for a house with stairs, but at least she could move on and look for a more suitable property to swap the boat, e-banc dollars and cash for. A hard decision. Easy for us - we find ourselves fantasising about having a launch, even if just for a short time and on loan.
What would you do?
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