Savings for Real Estate Properties

[Zack Rosa]

Hi guys,

I am pretty new to the forums and real estate investing. I have been reading a lot of books and just trying to learn as much as possible while I save up money for my first property. 

Right now I am saving pretty much all my money in a taxable brokerage account(M1) put mostly into ETFs. Is that a bad idea? I don't like the idea of putting my money into an IRA because I wouldn't be able to touch it before I was 59+. I am currently 25, and would love to retire way before 59 so IRAs and retirement accounts seem like a dumb idea to me.

So my question is where do you guys keep your money that you are saving  to buy properties? I don’t like the idea of just a regular savings account. 

Thanks

Zack