Sister Wives star Kody Brown has taken his and Robyn Brown’s expensive Flagstaff home off the market. This decision coincides with Christine Brown filing a lawsuit against her ex, Kody, which could be costly.
So, the question on everyone’s mind is – is Kody playing the real estate game to avoid paying debts to one (or more) of his ex-wives? Because his three exes have money tied up in Robyn and Kody’s home equity.
On TLC’s Sister Wives, the show’s timeline is as follows:
- In August, Kody and Robyn listed their 4,400-square-foot, five-bedroom, four-bath home for $1.65 million. This is almost double the $890,000 paid in 2019.
- Then on September 15th, Sister Wives season 19 premiered. And, the next day, Christine’s lawyer filed a lawsuit against Kody Brown. The suit is to establish the paternity of Kody as the father of Truely Brown. With that, request for current and back child support payments.
- On October 8th, Kody took the house off the market. However, not before reducing the price from $700,000 to $949,000. This amount is only $59,000 above the purchase price from the previous five years.
This move looks suspicious. What was Kody and Robyn’s motive for pulling the list? Can they lower the price, then pull the listing, to make it look like there is no equity in the home? Or is there no interest in the market?
Sister Wives: Kody Brown Takes Flagstaff House Off Market Amid Christine’s Lawsuit
Sister Wives fans saw the family move from Las Vegas to Flagstaff, Arizona, in mid-2018. And that was the start of their current financial woes.
When Robyn found her big dream home in 2019, she and Kody didn’t have enough money to pay for it. At that time, Kody was still married to Christine Brown, Janelle Brown, and Meri Brown.
So, all three of the other Sister Wives, have to kick in some of their own money to pay down. In other words – all three of the other wives paid towards the down payment on Robyn Brown’s house.
Janelle believes that the donation is large enough to warrant adding her, Meri, and Christine to the legal documents (like a mortgage). However, Kody refused. And claimed it was necessary to “protect” Robyn’s property.
Robyn talked about this in an episode of Sister Wives. He asked, “How do you… how do you count, how do you know? Don’t forget.”
Except it’s not. They know how much each wife gives them. That is the principal of the loan. So, he and Kody have a debt compounded with a reasonable interest rate. This is similar to whether Kody and Robyn Brown had to pay a second mortgage to cover a down payment they couldn’t afford on their own.
Alternatively, you can take the amount of cash each spouse put into the house, and count it as a percentage of ownership. For example, if each wife puts in the same amount, each of them will own 25% of the house.
Now, just get that expensive Flagstaff house and pay each of your ex-wives a percentage of the proceeds from the sale after the mortgage is paid off. Easy peasy.
But claim it’s so hard to calculate your repayments that you don’t have to pay them back.
SW: Janelle, Meri, and Christine Owe Money from Robyn’s Advance?
Janelle Brown has mentioned in a recent episode asking a lawyer to resolve the issue. Because Kody said on Sister Wives that he doesn’t want to talk to her. Or give her the details.
The combination of Janelle’s threat of legal action and Christine’s demand for child support could explain why Kody doesn’t want to sell the house now.
If he and Robyn receive cash from the sale, they may be required to pay a portion of Christine’s child support back when the court decision is issued.
Christine should be entitled to at least three years of child support, if not more. A lot depends on when Kody stops supporting Truely Brown. In addition, they must pay child support until they turn 18 (or maybe longer if they go to college).
As for Janelle, Meri, and Christine Brown, they should, at a minimum, be able to recover the money they invested. Plus interest, capped at 10% under Arizona state law.
If Kody Brown sells the property, he will be forced to pay back his three ex-husbands for their investment.
By choosing not to sell, Kody and Robyn can delay repaying Meri, Janelle, and Christine. This actually gives Kody and Robyn an excuse to never sell their house.
In fact, if they move to another house, they can keep the house and make it a rental property. Don’t you want to stay at the great AirBNB near Coyote Pass owned by Robyn and Kody Brown and see all the “amazing artwork” on the walls?
