My father stood up at the lake house dinner and raised his glass in fr…

ordered for late January. The appraiser, Robert Fenn, visited the property on a Thursday when neither my mother nor Carol was present. He measured rooms, examined the dock, reviewed recent lakefront sales, photographed the exterior, and submitted his report seventeen days later.

The full property value: $334,000.

My one-third share: $111,333.

My mother continue reading …