It’s like you were reading my mind, lol. Our oldest will graduate from HS in June, and we also have a sophomore. Our oldest has our state flagship in his top few choices and already has 3 acceptances out of the 10 schools he applied EA to. Our youngest is not necessarily college bound right after graduation, and will potentially go the gap year/CC route. All of that is to say that it’s not necessary for us to remain in our house once DS22 graduates from high school. We live in an expensive suburb with great schools and high property taxes. If DS20 ends up at our state flagship, as long as we stay in state we can downsize and move to a town with lower taxes. Right now I’m envisioning a condo or apartment scenario near our town, since we work in adjacent towns. Then the kids can see friends on breaks, etc. But at a certain point, moving out of state wouldn’t be out of the question. Lots to think about.