Yes, I couldn't understand why travel would be any easier from a rented home than from an owned home. It didn't make any sense to me.
If my husband sprung this on me suddenly like that, I'd be thinking that he wanted to take all the equity and run with it -perhaps away from me. I'd be seeing a lawyer to protect my own interests. Thank heavens my husband has never done something like this, and we've been married for 46 years.
No mention of a new job in a new location. Has the house been sold or forclosed without her knowledge? I can understand Teresa not wanting to share the details, but I sure hope she takes steps with a lawyer to protect herself.