He's only about 3 ft tall and just over 4 years of age.

As such, this type of house is much older and tends to have related issues with age unless it was updated at some point in time (e.g., cast iron plumbing, old electrical work, inside walls are not sheet rock, they are plaster, etc.).

I tried not to focus on the age of the homes or size but more things like (but not limited to):1.  

@Vincent TownsendWhile federal and possibly state taxes still apply to the distribution even when the funds are used for the purchase of a primary residence, the 10% early distribution penalty if you are under age 59 1/2 does not apply when a distribution is taken from an IRA to pay for certain first-time homebuyer expenses (subject to specific dollar limitations) (IRC Sec. 72(t)(2)(F)).A qualified first-time homebuyer distribution is any distribution received by an individual to the extent that the distribution is used by the IRA owner before the close of the 120th day after the day on which the distribution is received.

I planted the REI seed with him already and he is going to be getting involved at a much earlier age than you and I (lol).  

One of the things I have heard about Michigan is about its age.  

On all three once I asked for verification of who they purchased from the texts stopped.I am glad that I knew enough to see the red flags in these text, and I know most of you will as well, but wanted to put it out there so that we are all aware and if there are a few out there that don't know what to look for in such a situation to hopefully help them from being scammed.I suggest always ask specific questions that only a legit customer would know such as how did you find out about our company?

It depends on the age of the home.

But another consideration is your age and what you want to be doing with your time.

In this day and age, I found the sweet spot for a partner is someone who did not grow up in the States, but has been here long enough to know what's up (5-10 years), but not long enough to get Americanized and entitled.