Live INSIDE the perimeter!

I would look at websites first. Get a general idea where you want to live, and, roughly, how much it may cost you.
A few basics: 1) do you have all cash for a purchase?
2) If not(the likely answer), you will need financing, ie, a mortgage. Hopefully you have at least 10%, ideally more, of the purchase price. Financing will make up the difference.
3) Expect to spend anywhere from $5,000 to as high as maybe $12,000 in fees. What? Yup, buying and moving costs money: moving expenses, a lawyer to help you, and, closing costs, application fees, etc etc etc.
4) Hopefully you have a ballpark of what you can afford, and, are willing to pay. Get familiar w a mortgage calculator. You will need to pay for the principal, the interest, plus maybe PMI, plus escrow. That is your monthly amount you will need to write a check for.
Hope that helped.

Several good points posted. OP - keep talking to your kid. Offer all the support you can. Schools have no interest in seeing their own students fail. I am surprised w what you said he is doing, there are still no results. I sort of agree w some; is he really telling you all the facts? We have told our kids they have minimum grades they must maintain, or, hello county college. harsh, but, it costs a ton, and, they are in the middle of having their shot at starting life.

As many have said, if you do some of the work, ie removal of existing nightmare, down to the studs, and maybe do the final painting, you could save easily a couple thousand dollars. But the actual work will cost you. Kitchens help sell homes. Even if you plan to stay in it for a long time, I would not go cheap. Buy appliances etc that are more top end. As such, we did a super nice 1/2 bath, and that cost us over 2,500, w granite, new sink, commode, floors, lighting. I can't think of even a small kitchen costing less than $30K, and, realistically, probably closer to $50k. I would guess if it is 80 years old, you will require lots of new wiring, walls, floors, and then the granite, appliances, etc.

I was surprised how nice the Telegraph Road house is. But I like the Old Town location way better. No idea how the public schools are in either place. I think w a new born, Old Town would be great for strollers, walking, etc. The house on Telegraph has a bigger yard, but, why bother dealing with it?

Anonymous wrote:OP this is not about you, you are just his target. It isn't an excuse, his behavior is inexcusable.

I would document it in an email and send it to yourself or a trusted peer, with the intention of only documenting your version of the story. This person must not talk about it or forward the email. If you don't have a trusted peer, mentor or advised, just send it to youself.

Then, for now, put it on the back burner.

If he has to talk to you again, bring in the third party. Be professional but distant for the rest of his tenure.

If nothing else comes of it, let it go. Of course do not forget; the line has been drawn on the professional relationship. Use it as a learning point of what never to do.

Good luck.

+100