I decided to get to business. I sat opposite him, clasping my hands.
“Look, Dave, we need to talk about the estate. The market is decent right now. I think the best move is to flip the house fast. Sell it ‘as-is.’ I don’t need the cash, obviously, so we can do a 60-40 split. You take the larger share because you stayed here.”
I smiled, a benevolent corporate smile, waiting for him to thank me for my generosity.
David slowly lifted his head. His eyes were dull, completely void of light. He stood up like an old man, walked to a junk drawer, and pulled out a cheap, spiral-bound notebook. It was stained and wrinkled.
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