That’s what we did. Son lived with us for a few months after he got out of the navy. Then found someone to split the rent on a house while he was in college. The roommate was a deadbeat and didn’t help pay the rent so he moved back in with us for awhile. He never asked a dime from us, and was adamant that we don’t help him over and above a room to live in. We didn’t mind him being home for awhile. He saved his money, got married in May. He’s going to school and working. He graduates December of this year. Wife has a degree. They have no college loans - both are very thrifty. He was home only as long as he needed to be. We’re glad to have the house to ourselves!
Not starting in a hole made *everything* easier for me. So many of my friends went deep in debt with college loans. Or, ran up their credit cards while working towards a permanent fulltime position. Or, did both, while buying a car, etc etc etc.
Tough to be successful when you're already a monthly house payment's worth (or more) of debt behind, before even buying a house.