Affordability is an issue right now, but if/when rates go down later this year, that'll put upward pressure on prices.

It will also ease him into adulthood where he has to pay bills and manage his own mortgage.  

It's because THIS property has a pressure distribution septic system.

Having said this I want to emphasise that we never felt pressured into committing our money earlier, or above a limit that we felt comfortable with.

You have to kind of buy as the momentum is driving it that way but not at the peak of it, weather the mark to market volatility that comes with it, manage the physical risk that comes with, and reap the blow out rewards that eventually will come if you bought in the right areas.If debt is cheap it makes sense spread the risk around cause your floor is a lot lower, if debt is expensive it makes more sense to own it and and actually qualify your risk in areas that demand is still high, and supply is getting constrained and force more pressure on it. 

Cheap quick and easy: trim trees, mulch around base of trees (mulch is $2/bag at lowes right now), remove window bars, pressure wash, add some landscaping to front flowerbeds (I typically do rocks w/ flowering plants, lots of people do mulch there too) and remove the bushes, and possibly add some landscape blocks around the front flowerbed areasIs this a flip or a rental?

It would just pressurize the rent.

But getting to an early retirement with a stroke from all the stress and pressure is probably not your goal :-)I'd just relax and enjoy what you already have, do a shot of tequila and go lay in a lounge chair and enjoy.....

However, our realtor did an amazing job of putting us at ease and going the extra mile with videoing unit and going over to look at anything when we had questions or concerns.

I made the call and got a lot of high pressure sales tactics.