Open to all suggestions or ideas.The mom being there while the kids are not allowed to be there will never work.

-The goal is privacy, also to be ready for future growth, and also for our kids to receive these in case of us passing.Personal current status/goal:First rental started March 2022, was our previous primary residence.

I'm now trying to put my dreams into practice as the kids are aging out of the house. 

It is unfortunate for them and for the kids, but there is this thing called reality. 

The goal is to have control of my time and make memories with my family - especially while my kids still like me (ages 8 and 10).

The husband is a pretty emotional person, he kept saying that all the memories of his kids are in that house, and he would not be able to sell the place!!

The question is does she have legal claim.”If the will states the kids are owners to the land.

With having young kids and working full time, being able to buy a house that needs mostly cosmetic updates that I can do myself would be easier than buying a property I would have to travel to without the family to work on. 

In the Biden era, this might be just a work at home thing :)  Just kidding, sounds like Patricia has the key strategy to avoid the perils as you get it all turned around.

My goal is to buy my family home (wife and 2 kids) in about a year, but don't want to wait a year to get started on Real Estate investing if I don't have to.