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Probably an emotional minefield more than anything. The legal stuff can be pretty clear. My dad who died last year was married to a younger woman - not my mother. With some obvious foresight, I remember at least 10 years ago he gave my brother and I a bit of cash (maybe $20K)and told us that...

At least if you sell it you won't run the risk of it being trashed by tenants. And co-owning it with your brother is never going to work. Seems to me the best thing for your relationship is to have no ongoing financial dealings with him. Let it go.

A mate of mine thought about challenging his father's will. He was told that his legal costs could be around $80K and that the estate's costs would be similar. He pulled his head in and found a more sensible solution. Your brother might be shooting his mouth off without realising the cost of...