I'm set to inherit my childhood home abroad. I'm not sure it will be worth the headache.

Katarina Polonska and her husband are both set to inherit properties abroad from their parents.

Courtesy of Katarina Polonska

• Katarina Polonska lives in Canada but is set to inherit her childhood home in Slovakia.
• Making the property profitable as a rental would require renovations that could be complicated from abroad.
• Polonska thinks parents should have an open dialogue with their kids about future inheritances.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Katarina Polonska...