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[quote=Anonymous]So I’m going to be devils advocate and say if you love them don’t make home so comfortable that they struggle to find happiness on their own.

It’s one thing if you live in a HCOL area where its advantageous for their career and they decide to live at home for a few years to save money or afford to work entry level until they get promoted. It’s quite another if they stagnant at home because it’s sooo comfortable.

College transitions can be rough for kids who had a huge bedroom, decked out with great furniture and tech private bathroom with a rec room and backyard with small resort amenities etc to move into college dorms. Dorms are way worse now at many schools with singles becoming doubles, doubles becoming triples. Don’t make the gap even harder.

I know it’s a trend for some boomers and GenX to size up with a resort style house in the hopes of snagging as many visits and holidays as possible. It really doesn’t always work for them.

My plan is to downsize in a city we like, have three bedrooms so they have a place if something happens, but not make the house itself a destination. I’d rather give them money so they can own their own homes and pay for vacations with separate hotel rooms.[/quote]

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