Need advice/ideas regarding a big decision

[cschin4]

I don't understand why the spouse, usually the wife with the child, wants to "keep the house" when half or less income is coming in. This is a HUGE financial mistake but I see it all the time. Whenever there is a divorce, sell all assets and split the proceeds and move on with life. But, I am not criticizing, it is usually an emotional decision that comes back to bite you. And, it is a done deal now anyway. At this point, put the house up for sale! Stay in it and do whatever you can to clean it and make it as appealing as possible. Price it to sell and don't expect and unrealistic price, then move on with your life. Also, you need to stop intertwining your life with him in terms of jobs or other promises. You seperated, so now seperate. You shouldn't even consider working for him or bothering with any of his promises to pay for school or anything else as he has demonstrated he isn't going to.
Sell the house and move on.

[RN2B]

As I stated above, the house IS on the market. We first listed it in Nov 09. The agent we initially hired didn't do anything to market the house, and even let the listing expire.

We hired a new agent and the house has been back on the market for about a month.

We have been divorced for several years and I'm not asking him for anything. I am not intertwining my life with him in any way aside from him being the father of my child and us sharing parenting responsiblities.

[cschin4]

OK, but you may need to start dropping the price, or consider some other things such as adding a home warranty, buyer's credit, etc to get the house sold. Price is the main thing. Sell it for what you can get.

[cschin4]

OP - That is great that you want to be an RN. But, you apparently already have a degree and some post graduate and/or degree? What is your field of training right now and do you have a BS now? If so, and if you can really move home and make good money 3x what you are earning, then what is the impetus toward more school other than having an interest? And, what about your child? Your 10 yr old child is going to grow quickly and soon be gone. Do you really want all of your energies focused on schooling while your child is in these stages of growing up. Regardless of how great a mom you are, it is going to take you significant time and energy to go to school, time and energy that you cannot spend on your child. We all have choices to make in life. Yes, there are many kids who do fine and there are many people who can do it, but it is also time you cannot get back.
Why not move to hometown, obtain the job that is 2-3X and get settled and help your child adjust to a new life, then later on I would consider pursuing that part time if it wasn't going to interfere with being with my child, attending their games and events, etc.