@Derrick WortmanLots of advisors offer what you are looking for finding a fee based or fee only planner could be great for you. 

I am Boston based and would like to get my feet wet.

This is an interesting podcast on the subject.https://www.mobilehomeuniversity.com/mhp-mastery/the-new-par...

Of course ordered cabinets are going to be much more, like $15k.I'd stay away from IKEA and any RTA type cabinets......based on my experience....

One thing I liked before the redesign was that they gave numbers based on the average, upper 25% and top 10%.

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sort of guess they can dissolve anytime but procuring cause would apply or something, albeit potentially difficult to trackPart why I think upfront payment will not work well, nor the fee-based where it’s more like attorneys.  

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There was a podcast episode within the last 6 months all about legal protections that was pretty good.

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