We put no restrictions other than financial on ds. I had places I really didn’t want him to go but I kept those to myself. We agreed that wherever he went he had to feel comfortable driving there. He wanted and needed his car on campus due to some extracurricular activities with large individualized equipment. So he went 10 hours away. It was fine. I flew there a few times and then found I didn’t mind the drive. I combined it with visiting family etc. He has driven back and forth so many times I can’t even count (summers, Christmas breaks sometimes back and forth numerous times). He had a LD (dyslexia) and a big university was no issue. You do need to see who has support and who doesn’t. I understand a lot of people want their kids closer. I just felt I wanted him to start spreading his wings. Now 21 in grad school at same university and very happy. Just keep an open mind but you are footing the bill so up front tell them what you won’t pay for just have very good rationale. I’m in Houston and since 1981 there have been 3 times we have had issues. None damaged our home just power issues and trees down. The college kids were safe. Maybe a week disruption of classes at the worst.