"Liquidating" a house is slow and relatively expensive. You're probably losing a decent chunk of that $100k if done in a rush (and of course, you need somewhere

"Liquidating" a house is slow and relatively expensive. You're probably losing a decent chunk of that $100k if done in a rush (and of course, you need somewhere else to live too). Another chunk of that $100k is probably tied up in a car, which has the same problems.