Your brother-in-law’s wife sure is an emotional wreck waiting to happen. And your brother-in-law is the enabler since he allows it to happen. Husband should tell his wife, “if you want the house, you earn the money to buy it.” In many ways, people create their own reality.
If women would leave real-estate matters to their husbands, the market would correct very quickly, ha.ha, (just joking).
But seriously, Realtors will confirm that women’s emotional decisions affect the purchase of most houses.