Sister Wives star Kody Brown has taken his and Robyn Brown‘s expensive Flagstaff house off the market. This decision coincides with Christine Brown filing a lawsuit against her ex, Kody that could cost him big bucks.

So, the question on everyone’s mind is – is Kody playing real estate games to avoid paying what he owes to one (or more) of his ex-wives? Because all three of his exes have money that is tied up in the equity of Robyn and Kody’s home.

On TLC’s Sister Wives, the timeline of events is as follows:

• In August, Kody and Robyn listed their 4,400 square foot, five-bedroom, four-bath home for $1.65 million. This was nearly double the $890,000 they paid for it in 2019.
• Then on September 15th, Sister Wives season 19 premiered. And, the following day, Christine’s lawyer filed a lawsuit against Kody Brown. The suit is to establish Kody’s paternity as Truely Brown’s father. With that comes a demand for current and back child support payments.
• By October 8th, Kody had taken the house off the market. But, not before slashing the price by $700,000 to $949,000. This amount was just $59,000 above their purchase price from five years earlier.

This move seems suspicious. What were Kody and Robyn’s motives for pulling the listing? Could they have slashed the price, then pulled the listing, to make it seem like there is no equity in the house? Or 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 this was the beginning of their current financial entanglements.

When Robyn found her large dream house in 2019, she and Kody didn’t have enough money for the down payment. At the time, Kody was still spiritually married to Christine Brown, Janelle Brown, and Meri Brown.

So, all three of his other Sister Wives, had to kick in some of their own money towards the down payment. In other words – all three of the other wives paid towards the down payment on Robyn Brown’s house.

Janelle believed that the contributions were large enough to warrant adding her, Meri, and Christine on the legal documents (like the mortgage). But, Kody refused. And claimed that it was necessary to “protect” Robyn’s estate.

Robyn addressed this on a Sister Wives episode. She asked, “How do you… how do you calculate, how do you figure that out? It’s so confusing.”

Except it’s not. They know how much each wife gave them. That’s the principal of the loan. So, she and Kody owe that plus a reasonable interest rate. This is similar to what Kody and Robyn Brown would have had to pay for a second mortgage to cover the down payment they couldn’t afford themselves.

Or, you could take the amount of cash each wife put in towards the house, and count it towards a percentage of ownership. For instance, if each wife put in equal amounts then each would own 25% of the house.

Now, simply get the costly Flagstaff house appraised and pay each ex-wife their percentage of the proceeds from the sale after the mortgage is paid off. Easy peasy.

But claiming that it’s too hard to calculate repayment, so you don’t have to pay it back is ludicrous.

SW: Janelle, Meri, and Christine Owed Money from Robyn’s House Down Payment?

Janelle Brown already mentioned on a recent episode getting a lawyer to resolve the issue. Because Kody said on Sister Wives that he refuses to talk about it with her. Or give her any details.

The combination of Janelle’s threat of legal action and Christine’s lawsuit for child support could explain why Kody’s doesn’t want to sell the house right now.

If he and Robyn receive cash from the sale, they could be required to pay a portion to Christine for back child support when the court ruling is issued.

Christine should be entitled to at least three years of back child support, if not more. A lot depends on when Kody stopped supporting Truely Brown. Plus, he’ll have to pay ongoing child support until Truely turns 18 (or possibly longer if she attends 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% according to Arizona state law.

If Kody Brown sells the property, he likely would be forced to repay his three ex-wives for their investment.

By choosing not to sell, Kody and Robyn may be able to delay repaying Meri, Janelle, and Christine. This actually gives Kody and Robyn a reason to never sell the house.

In fact, if they did move to a different home, they could keep the house and turn it into rental property. Wouldn’t you like to stay at a big AirBNB near Coyote Pass owned by Robyn and Kody Brown and see all her “awesome artwork” on the walls?