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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My plan in this situation is to talk to my kid about it first.
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And if your kid doesn’t like the idea, which I guarantee you they won’t, what will you do?  Not move?  That would be silly.  [/quote]

not silly if you give a rats ass about your kid.[/quote]

Why?  Your kid is away at college.  They come home for 2-3 weeks at xmas, 1 week Spring break and 10 weeks in the summer.  After year 2 they might not even be home in summer if they have internship/research job at school or anywhere but home.  Why would you make adult decisions based on other adults who are barely at home and ultimately will not be home?

We downsized to a condo.  It's tight when college kid is home, but they have their own room at that time.  If they come back to live after college we will help them pay for a rental nearby (city is very expensive for a fresh college grad).  But there's a 90%+ chance they will work elsewhere[/quote]

My sons are home a full month at Christmas (about five weeks), they doesn't come home for spring break or fall break.  They are home four months during the Summer.  College semesters are only 16 weeks.  1/3 of their time is still spent at home.  This is two different schools in two different states.

We are staying put until they move out permanently, especially considering current interest rates and this area is prime for internships. [/quote]

when we did the above, 2 kids were already out of college and on their own 2K+ from home.  So we waited until 3rd went to college.  There was no reason to stay in a 5K+ sq ft family home with only the 2 of us--in a suburb that people live in for the schools.  Only lived there for 7 years and it's close enough we still stay in touch with our friends, but fact is many of them have done the same---moved into the city or elsewhere after empty nesting.  We have space for the 3rd kid when they are home.  Their xmas is only 3 weeks at most and summer is 13 weeks.    We also purchased a new "family home" 45 mins away in a place we (the parents) want as a 2nd retirement home (outside of city in a calmer/more relaxing area, yet close to the city).  We found the perfect home, so couldn't keep a 3rd home that we really had no desire to be living in, except when our kid was home---our kid would still spend half their time "at home" at their friends home.       We aren't getting any younger, it's time for us to live where we want, and plan for the next 25+ years. Our kids always have a place with us, and we will rent space if they land in our area for an extended period.  
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