My father and my uncle had farms next door to each other while I was young. Dad was tight with his cash, didn't spend a dime that didn't need to be spent. He also owned a fairly successful off farm business. My uncle was the epitome of easy come easy go. When the '80's knocked the wind out of farming, Uncle Pete's habits caught up with him. It was rough watching family losing what they'd worked to aquire. Some of the family stood at the end of the driveway on auction day and tried to discourage everyone from going to the sale. Some of us walked over and watched what went on. Dad just stood there with a sad look on his face.
Anyway, the sale went on. A local Dr with deep pockets bought the place. 10 years later, it was a subdivision. I can't count the times dad said he wished he'd have took his hands out of his pockets and bought the farm, if not all the equipment too. In the end, it would have been a little easier to swallow if someone who at least had some appreciation for the farm had ended up with it. Bottom line, it was gonna sell, like it or not. Saddest part, the place sold for about 60% of what it was worth then. Equipment went for pennies on the dollar. My uncle ended up having a stroke and dying 2 years later. The fact the place didn't sell for a decent price only helped the Dr, and ended up being yet another sad story for my aunt and uncle.
Looking back now, the entire family would have felt a little better if the place didn't leave the family as a lost cause that wasn't worth what we thought it was. Not saying things would have been any better if it went for big money, just sayin....
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