Just a thought--I am wondering if he is not so much eager to sell the house as to get some cash flow/remedy his financial/ housing situation? (was I right, did he hint at this before??) Just another option... if you didn't want to sell yet AND you didn't want to move yet, could you rent out part of the house, so you could be making money off it without moving? And then H could have some of that money? Just a thought.