They will look out for you and you will do the same for them.Your first purchase is going to be special both emotionally and financially and you will learn a lot from it.Good Luck and Thank you for your service (hope I got that right)

I’m just looking for other opinions on our situation from an outside prospective because the internet isn’t emotionally invested in my finances but can still spark some ideas.

Although it's a bit scary to use a HELOC, since we'd be leveraging our primary residence that we've put so much time, hard work and emotion into.At the end of the day it boils down to this...

This past summer we did a big rehab on a duplex that took a lot out of us emotionally.

Tenant claimed they were depressed without the dog even though there was no evidence it was a comfort/emotional support animal.

Some FAANG stocks down 30% since August.It/they still may have room to fall, but at least with limits, you can have a make me buy (vs make me move) price you set without emotion and with some control vs blind end of day priced mutual fund investing.

We came close to getting him to sign a purchase agreement a few times, but each time he ended up backing out because he just wasn't emotionally ready to sell.

I guess I am a little emotional on this because I and my family has had to comfort stereotypes on many occasions in a myriad of situations.

If you go into it thinking you want to show them what you know, you will butt heads and create a tremendous drag on yourself emotionally and intellectually. 

Take the emotion out of it completely and only offer the max of what your numbers are telling you. 4.