Well, good news
He had a meeting with a mortgage broker today, and he was offered 25,000 more than the bank would give him. This gives him just enough to be able to buy a house I found online today. We've been driving around and looking at houses and online searches for a long time and this one seems pretty promising. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, an extra kitchen downstairs so you could convert it into a basement suite if you wanted, double garage... it's a bit of a fixer upper, but with some paint and new flooring (which he can get for free from his uncle's flooring company, and he can install himself because he used to do that!) it could end up being really nice
He's doing a walk-through tomorrow with a realtor. I'm so excited for him! Oh, and maybe a little for me because I won't have to feel weird always going to his mom's house lol.