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A few years ago, my father hired a fair number of family and friends to assist in building his house. I won't go into details about the quality of their work, but if it were not for the fear of damaging some relationships, a few of those folks would have had their asses pan-fried in court.

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Originally Posted by 300EVIL (Post 1542984)

Friends and family don't go well with business. I learned the hard way too. NEVER again.......

I have and continue to do business with my family. We have an understanding, business is business and family is family. We won't try to screw eachother, but you get no favors.

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Originally Posted by aklim (Post 1543078)

When things break I get roped into fixing them. Now, if I sell a car to a stranger, it is their's when the check clears. At that point, I feel under no obligation to do anything. I present the item as it is and don't hold anything back. Even if it breaks down the street, it is their problem. With family, I can't do that and somehow there are ill feelings.

There's something about automobiles that definitely should be avoided with families.

It appears that a vehicle had better operated flawlessly from the time you recommend it's purchase until it's dumped after 10 years of neglect. Any repairs or breakdowns are reflected back on you as the person who recommended such a vehicle.

No more family vehicle recommendations..............

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Originally Posted by aklim (Post 1543078)

Only problem then is what to do if things don't work out. Are you going to have to deal with the ill will?

I used to offer things I had for sale to family. Quite often they would push for the "family" discount. When things break I get roped into fixing them. Now, if I sell a car to a stranger, it is their's when the check clears. At that point, I feel under no obligation to do anything. I present the item as it is and don't hold anything back. Even if it breaks down the street, it is their problem. With family, I can't do that and somehow there are ill feelings.

Yep. I agree 100%. Usually try to avoid family business deals. With my brothers and I, we are fine and we're all close and there are no issues. We frequently help each other and do business together. However, I have recommended and purchased items/services for more distant family members etc. and when there are issues guilt arises and there is the inevitable ill feelings. So...lesson learned the hard way.