Vayiggash

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Because Hashem had a plan and sent him to Mizrayim to preserve life (due to the upcoming famine).

Wagons and provisions for the way and to each man a change of raiment; to Benyamin, 5 changes of raiment and 300 shkolim of silver.

He hadn't learned all that much about dealing in family affairs.

Hashem said, " I will make of thee a great nation; I will go down with you, and bring you back." Avraham went to Egypt because of the famine, not because of Hashem's commandment, and Yitzhak never left the Land.

That they were shepherds. He knew the Egyptians detested shepherds because they worshiped animals and Pharaoh would shun them and let them settle in the relative isolation of Goshen where they would avoid the corruption of Egyptian society.

The days of the years of my sojournings are 130 years; few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojournings. He meant he had not lived as long as his fathers and his years had been difficult and unhappy.

All their land in exchange for seed to plant. Plus they were required to pay to Pharaoh 20% of all they produced.