Reply #24: ignore the temptation

[Kenneth ken]

and keep the house. You ought to discuss your plan with your brother and sister and get their agreement on your plan. I think regardless of what their opinions are, there are still legal obligations relative to the will. Besides, if you keep the house it could be a place for one or both of them to bail out to if their world falls apart, which is almost always a possibility.

Go for the smallest home equity loan you can get away with, which means you should probably get some idea of what the most-needed renovations will cost.

I think your overall plan should be to use the house as a base for rebuilding your life, but always keeping in mind you need to do right by your brother and sister, even if they don't seem to care about the house.