well, that sucks that your parents were relying on that money to pay off their house. but maybe it will all work out because if they sell their house, they can use the equity to pay off a less expensive house and therefore, lower their payments. and aren't alot of poeple downsizing anyway? my parents are going through a divorce and my dad cant wait to get rid of his big house because it is only him and my brother that live there and they just dont need all of the extra room. so, it might not be such a bad thing. but it does suck that they were relying on that money all of this time to pay off their house and now they are forced to change their lives around. sorry to hear that...
