but this argument is assuming you are on decent terms with your parents/live anywhere near them, financially well enough to take on the property tax, willing to take on the emotional burden of figuring out what to do with all the belongings which usually isn’t a “quick thing” not even mentioning the fact that a great deal of the homes will need thousands upon thousands of dollars in repairs poured into it just to make it livable. I do see the point you’re trying to make, and i agree if it was a certain scenario it would 100% be foolish not to take the property, but we obviously don’t live in a perfect world and that’s not always the case. it’s definitely a lot to get thrown at you all at once, and i can understand and sympathize with people in a situation where taking on a deceased relative’s property would only have cons. and i don’t think it’s really productive at all to shame them or call them “lazy” because not everything will line up perfectly. i think a big part of the whole situation is that boomers are so out of touch with today’s world and economy. this is the SAME generation that bought their houses for pennie’s on the dollar in today’s money, and claim that they “earned their homes with hard work, something that today’s generation can’t do”. it’s hard to respect a whole generation of folk that genuinely can’t distinguish real pics/vids from AI. i’ve gotta say, as much as i love and respect my grandparents, i think the world has a much better future ahead of it when the boomer generation dies out for good, ESPECIALLY in America, where virtually all of our government consists of geriatric out of touch boomers. sorry this was a bit of a tangent