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re: Cousin just asked me for money: he’s a high income earner and parents are wealthy

Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:24 pm to
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek
Member since Jul 2020
4667 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:24 pm to
This sounds like a true story.
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
6728 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:24 pm to
quote:

s. His parents are wealthy but he’s got too much pride to ask them.


Unlikely. He probably owes them too.
Posted by O
Mandeville
Member since Oct 2011
6463 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:24 pm to
If you want a real answer - make him execute a promissory note. Not that any of the OT ballers are in a position to make such a loan.
Posted by tigerstripedjacket
This side of the wall
Member since Sep 2011
3001 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:25 pm to
just buy into the Air Bnb for 50k or loan him the money with the entire air bnb as collateral.

If he defaults, you pick up a property and you aren’t out anything. If he pays you back, you were the hero.

Posted by reggierayreb
Germantown
Member since Nov 2012
16970 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:26 pm to

frick no

He’s gonna have to liquidate some properties. If he takes some hits then that’s the way it goes. Bad shite happens to most of us at some point and we all have our share of misery in life one way or another. If what you say about his parents is true and he works hard and is a good person he’ll be ok.

Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66452 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:29 pm to
quote:

Just got off the phone with a first cousin who works in tech sales. He does well, but also owns several airbnbs and has fallen behind on mortgages.


Tell him to sell more.
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
63090 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:32 pm to
quote:

sell more


Professional Cure-all
Posted by RedRifle
Austin/NO
Member since Dec 2013
8328 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:32 pm to
quote:

He’s gonna have to liquidate some properties. If he takes some hits then that’s the way it goes. Bad shite happens to most of us at some point and we all have our share of misery in life one way or another. If what you say about his parents is true and he works hard and is a good person he’ll be ok.



He’s fricked on that end. Upside down
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
20177 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:34 pm to
Tell cousin baw to sell some properties or take a second mortgage
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 10:35 pm
Posted by UnoDelgado
Covington
Member since Nov 2019
537 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:34 pm to
Yes. He won’t pay you back and you will never see him again.
Posted by eitek1
Member since Jun 2011
2137 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:36 pm to
I’ve given some folks money out right in some cases.

In some cases folks have wanted loans. In every single of those cases I’ve always asked the same question “tell me your plan”. If there plan is “I just need your money to carry me a month down the road until I’m in the same position again”, I tell them I’m sorry. If they do have a plan I always say “it’s better if we both have something to lose and ask them to put up collateral. On almost every occasion, I’ve been told no. Those folks had no intention of ever paying me back.

If you ask the cousin what his plan is and he doesn’t lay out a solid one, tell him no. If he does have a solid plan, entertain it but for 50k, I’m getting some collateral.
Posted by GREENHEAD22
Member since Nov 2009
19612 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:37 pm to
This right here, but be prepared for family drama when you end up owning his properties because he doesn't pay you back.

Tell him to go to his rich family.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 10:50 pm
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
3905 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:45 pm to
quote:

He’s fricked on that end. Upside down


How is he upside down in this real estate market?

Did he spend a bunch of money renovating houses in the ghetto thinking hipsters would pay $200 a night plus cleaning fees to stay in the "real" part of [urban shithole]?

50k? Pffft. Tell him to make peace with his parents, negotiate with the lenders holding the mortgage on his stupidity or consult a bankruptcy attorney. Hard lessons learned are the most valuable ones. If you want to piss away your money go to Vegas and have a good time.
Posted by Matt225
St. George
Member since Dec 2019
856 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:45 pm to
F*ck NO
If so get 2x as much in collateral.
Posted by lsuwins3
Member since Nov 2008
1621 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:46 pm to
Needs to let you buy in to the real estate, watch him disappear .
Posted by windmill
Prairieville, La
Member since Dec 2005
7019 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:49 pm to
Absolutely not-you would have said yes already if you really wanted to do it. It's just a bad idea. Tell him to swallow his pride.
Posted by momentoftruth87
Member since Oct 2013
71489 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:50 pm to
Is your cousin Hunter Biden needing crack money? Wtf 50k?
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
8882 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 10:58 pm to
quote:

just buy into the Air Bnb for 50k or loan him the money with the entire air bnb as collateral.


If he’s upside down or doesn’t have much equity in them, that collateral woukd be worthless. If he’s already upside down, probably no saving him now. Best thing is to try and sell off what he’s got and go from there.

No way I’d lend him money, make up some bs that you took a big loss with the market and are stretched thin.
Posted by RobbBobb
Matt Flynn, BCS MVP
Member since Feb 2007
27941 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 11:09 pm to
quote:

quote:

Should I lend him the $50k?

Yes. Absolutely yes. No question.

I think I found your cousin
Posted by LSUSkip
Central, LA
Member since Jul 2012
17575 posts
Posted on 8/17/23 at 11:14 pm to
If he owns several Bnbs, one of them has equity. He needs to sell that one, even if it is his most profitable one. Then he needs to work his way out of the other ones until his debt is manageable even if he has to take a loss on one or two.

I wouldn't be able to loan someone money when they have assets other than their primary vehicle and home that they could get rid of. They like to spend money and the first time I saw a FB post from the Bahamas while they still owed me money, I'd lose my shite. Sometimes bad decisions are supposed to be painful. That's how we learn from them.
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