An early graduation, a plot of land, meeting the girlfriend's mopm: Leo's coming right along!
I usually use Rally the Troops extensively so as to not "waste" time sleeping. But this time I'm not doing that, so I thought it would be slow-moving. But it really hasn't been bad. Those Dragon Fruit sell well and are really helping on the money front.
Frustrating that Leo can't do Freelance yet but he's doing really well. That house is cute. Do the plants in vertical containers count as "sheltered" if they're next to a free-standing wall? That would be worth knowing.
But...what's happened to Dustin and the other guy? Are they still hanging about? Not that Leo's got much spare time with all the making, growing, courting.
I'm using Carl's gardening mod and allowing all plants to be in season all the time, so when I mouse over them it says that they are in season.
[Edit -
@Granny Lawlor - I planted in the vertical planters that are close to the house to see what they'd say in case the mod changes the messaging, and they do say "Sheltered" as well as "In Season", so, no, the ones by the freestanding wall are not considered sheltered.]
As for Dustin - he came to stay for a few days and I brought him back occasionally through club activities to socialize and such, but now that Leo has moved, he doesn't use the Homeless Club any more. Xavi came around to visit once after the move. So . . . they're still around, but I'm not sure how much they'll figure into the story going forward.
I literally LOL'ed at Leo confusing that lady at his yard sale for a Cordova.
As soon as I saw her with her Maci/Mari/Daphne (?) hair, I thought to myself: "Is she a Cordova?" rofl
When I previously tried that SIMply Crafted career, I struggled to sell larger Fabricated stuff.
Ended up accepting mostly gigs for candles, juice fizzing, and small fabricated items. It was NOT profitable for me.
Looking forward to seeing how Leo does! It might simply symbolic since Leo has many other ways to make bank. 
The house is adorable! I love it and its style suits Leo's simple tastes so well!
The thing with the lady at the yard sale was funny because when you mentioned in Discord the other night about Daphne's hair being the same as Maci's and Mari's (Maci-brunette, Mari-blonde, Daphne-redhead), I had just added that image and text in my story. I almost let the cat out of the bag, but thought it would be funnier for you to see it in the story.
I switch around between the fabrication and the candles . . . not too crazy about the juice fizzing. I think it's because you have to start it and let it run, and I forget about it and then finally go back to get the product - I'm not efficient with it. And without much actual "work" on the part of the Sim since it's mostly wait time, it seems to me that the skill doesn't raise as fast. I do it some, but not as much as the others.
I'm glad you like the house - I found one on the gallery that I liked and pretty much copied the floorplan and then decorated it with stuff I like better. 32 tiles is pretty small, but I like that I was able to include a separate bedroom, a desk with a computer, and a kitchen with a table for eating. And the layout allows for a front door and a back door, which I also like.
I need to remember to add credits for the lots I've added . . . most lots in the world came with the save file, but I did add most of the ones you've seen so far in the story - the homeless lot, the cemetery, both of the abandoned factories, the new Maker's Space, and the new house.
