Just got my first Pre-approved loan letter - Next steps?

[Kevin Ha]

Hey BP,

I'm super excited because I just got my first ever pre-approve loan. I went through about 5 different lenders before one came back with an offer what I was looking for. Thank you everyone on PB for the help! However, hearing the podcast with Craig, a worker from BP, he said we can use the marketplace to find more lenders and agents. it was also told that it is better to find a good number of lenders and try to find one that you have the best relationship with. I'm over my 30 day mark to count it as the 1 hard pull and I wonder if I should try and reach out to find more lenders? What will the 2nd hard pull do to my credit? 

Also, I would like to try and find foreclosed and tax lien homes that could be available, especially in the NYC / greater NYC area and i'm not sure how to go about it. Any suggestions? Is there something that I can do to help put me in a position to find some of these deals? Thank you!

Regards,

Kevin Ha