Thanks for doing the research on this, BG. That is definitely your forte!
Still deserves a closer look, IMO. The home was sold for below market value. In a case like this, it doesn’t matter if the neighbor was in the right place at the right time; the trustee has an obligation to get the highest price for the estate. I’ve been the trustee/executor of a couple of estates/trusts, and can assure you that I would never sell something without putting it on the open market for a sufficient enough time to attract the highest price. A trustee can be sued for that. In this particular case, if the only beneficiary is the disabled son, the trustee might feel emboldened to do things that aren’t in the best interests of the beneficiary.
