Excellent advice. I don't think my SD is afraid of lawyers, he's just perhaps become complacent. Though he is fit for 94, he has of course slowed down somewhat. I've only known a few people who were as fit and alert at his age.

And oh man, the possibility of danger at the hands of some of those characters on the land is not far fetched. There were a couple of grand-nephews at the reception whose vibe I did not like. No overt nastiness or rancor but something going on. I learned later that were among the squatters, some of whom are extended family, some not.

One grand niece, a bit younger than me, mid 50s pointed out that getting too heavy handed with the wrong people can have other downsides. Drought is severe up there, you can see big cracks in the earth from drying. Not little lakebed mud cracks but maybe an inch or two wide and a foot deep.

If one guy were way unhinged, a few molotov cocktails and it could be conflagration. And my SD liable for other property owner's losses if the fire started on his land.

Would not surprise me at all if some pot is being grown. I did the math, 360 acres, if a square parcel, would be 3/4 mile on edge. Plenty of room to hide a good sized pot operation in a spread that size.

Word is that a guy who owns a bunch of Taco Bell franchises wants to buy the land. I've not seen it but I'm told it has an awesome view. My sister thinks he should just sell and let the new owners deal with it. Not sure that's legal, w/o full disclosure anyway, but it might work. But it's not our decision. He derives serious income from that land and is probably loathe to sell it.

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