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Currently we are renting a 3/2 house in the South Bay at a once in a lifetime deal. Our lease is month-to-month as the owner is an elderly woman who is holding on to this house purely for sentimental reasons; her grown kids plan to sell once she passes. We just received news from our landlord that leads me to believe we may have to move soon.
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Assuming you like where you live right now.. Have you considered asking the landlord if she or her heirs are planning on selling, and if so what would the price be? If she had already passed away, perhaps you might get a little lucky and none of her heirs are interested in keeping the place and want to dispose of it as soon as possible.
Doesn’t hurt to ask imho.