., making the real estate there incredibly desirable.

.- Son to have RE license and path to life he desires.  

However, financial freedom isn’t a one-time event; it’s about sustaining your desired lifestyle for the rest of your life.Once you have your goals, the next decision is where to invest.Investment Market/CityThe investment city determines all long-term income characteristics, including whether rents rise fast enough to outpace inflation and how long your income will last.Understanding inflation: It takes more dollars to buy the same goods every time you go to the store.

The desire for 10% down comes from maybe being able to do it this fall instead of three years from now--financially it might not make sense, but extra time with family is priceless.

I have no desire now to build anything and I don't if I  ever will.

You have to possess the ability and desire to navigate it.

Its up to the buyers agent to submit their commission desires on the original offer . .

Just go through them, select the renovated/closely matching ones, and enter them into a model.Here's my fix & flip model, you can see the comps entered and some quick stats below them: Then I use that comp data to adjust the Sale Price in the model to what I estimate it will be (double check the resale $/sf is in-line with the comps), then adjust the purchase price until I hit my desired return level. 

A desire and ability to share their knowledge4.

Despite the high prices, politics, and taxes, people still desire to live there.