Here's what to do if your brother-in-law doesn't realize how good he is

Last summer , my wife’s sister and her husband bought their “dream” vacation condo with a private dock on a lake near where we live.

They asked if they could store their boat and trailer at my acreage over the winter .

I texted my brother-in-law and asked if we could fish off their dock.

He responded back with a somewhat generic/standardized text: "We bought the condo for our use, not as a vacation retreat".

Dear Grandma: Can I somehow be a co-signer on their mortgage so that any money I contribute helps them finance a better house? Should I just be a renter? You have $ 50,000 per year in what I’d call guaranteed income because it’s provided by Social Security and a pension.

Your daughter “ Isabella ” is married to a successful young lawyer and is eight months pregnant with their first child.