How does Charlie have the money?
One thing I don't understand something.. Charlie have no any job while Alan have, but he have no the money enough.
There's something wrong with Esther.
Charlie had a job
shareCharlie wrote advertising jingles for a living. I think we are supposed to assume that he made an absurd amount of money doing that which enabled him to buy the Malibu beach house.
To maintain his lifestyle during hard times, he mortgaged the house three times which meant that he looked like a rich guy but wasn't anymore.
Later, he became a children's song writer with a hit record. He even gave a concert.
Towards the end of Charlie's run on the series he mentions that the house is paid for. Maybe he earned enough as a songwriter to pay it off.
After Charlie, is gone it becomes clear that there is no money. So that, even though he left Alan the house, it has to sold to pay off the mortgages. I wouldn't put it past Evelyn to cheat Alan out of anything he had coming.