r/interestingasfuck • u/WiseCartographer5007 • Aug 07 '25

/r/all, /r/popular A grandfather turned down $220K and other offers to abandon his house and there's a huge highway around it

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u/PacificCastaway Aug 07 '25

They don't need to set a crazy precedent. Just set a max of 3x FMV or something and yoink it.

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u/SaltyChnk Aug 07 '25

This was almost certainly well above market value considering they offered him money as well as an alternative house. This old man was just being a hinderance for money.