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Well, so thanks for taking my call. My wife and I on baby steps four, five, and six,

and we're planning on selling our current home and buying a new one this fall. The issue is that my

mother-in-law just got her real estate license, and my wife wants her to be our realtor. I'm not comfortable with that because she's brand new with no experience selling

homes, and I feel like this is too big of a transaction to mix family with business, but my wife

is afraid it will cause a rift with her mom if we don't use her. I'd like your advice on how to

navigate this wisely and lovingly, both financially and relationally.

Wow, you're screwed.

So true.

This is a Hail Mary right here.

I have no idea, man.

That's an absolute lose-lose scenario.

Oh, man. Did your wife already kind of hint or go so far as to

promise that you guys would use the mother-in-law? No, we haven't talked to her about it yet.

Are you sure?

We're trying to come to terms together. Yes, I'm sure. We're trying to come to terms together

before we even start talking about buying and

what a great, very healthy marriage. Thank you. That's good. That's the only shot you've got at this

working. And your wife's on the same page with you. She doesn't want to. No, no, she wants to use

the mother's show. Yep, she wants to. Oh, okay. All right. Yeah, but she wants to use it because she doesn't want conflict, not because she thinks she's the best realtor.

Yes, I think so.

Oh, boy.

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