My grandparent just paid their house off and they'll probably move in the next few months but I can convince them to sell to me (They'll probably just give it to me) and I can live in that while I fix one up or my dad just paid his house off and I'm welcome there but he wants to put the house in my name so I might take out a HELOC loan on that home (It's in 43608 so won't get too much) to help with costs of the rehab if need be .

I mean even in the 60s when I would go visit my grandparents in Milwaukee.. there was the corner store.. corner Pub  Friday night fish fry.. most of it walking distance. 

I (reluctantly) stay in them now that we have a kid and want to do family trips with the grandparents and other family.

Then U have grandkids and we are the trusted grandparents which of course we enjoy especially my wife. 

I'm not intending to signal anything, but say this is historically verifiable (at least in my area) and ask what you see that's actually addressing it.This may only be anecdotal, but I'm seeing friends and many acquaintances whose grandparents/parents were locked out of wealth-building through home ownership - and much farther behind in terms of capital they have to work with to get started. 

Quote from @Grant Shipman: Quote from @James Hamling: Quote from @Grant Shipman: Quote from @James Hamling: Quote from @Grant Shipman:  I feel like this is just a different way of asking how many of us are Grandparents, lol.Yes, I'm a Grandparent and yes, I not only remember those rates but I remember when people would high-5 because they got locked in at 14%. 

What worked for my grandparents did not work for my parents.

@Jeffrey Masessa one thing no one has mentioned...if you are motivated you are likelier to find investor contacts (in other words people with money) in college through events, alumni, parents, grandparents, the people who build the college buildings etc. and as a student you have a pretty warm intro.What do they say about networking events?

However, I was watched in my childhood by my mother and grandparents and tried to assure her it was a more meaningful experience for me as a child than going to daycare. 

It turned out the his grandparents owner occupant house where the problem existed as the kid was spending most of his time.