Ask your employer if you can have your pay split up into three deposits, one to investments savings, one to your checking account for personal use on a daily basis, and one to an emergency account you can tap into so you don't have to tap into your investment savings.

Have enough that after you buy the property you still have 6 months of expenses in reserves that you can use for daily living.

With real estate, you’re owning a physical asset that’s less subject to daily fluctuations.

I rarely exercise this clause unless it really is bad. 

I have been doing this as a professional Remodeler for 20 + years and this is a question I get asked not monthly,not Daily, most of the time Hourly.I currently have 16 remodel projects going on right now.It all DEPENDS ON YOUR SPECS.however, a rule of thumb right now is 275 to 400 a square for a complete remodel.Thanks, David Sturges CBC 1250394

I think in this environment lenders are changing requirements, guidelines, and product availability daily.

Have every detail spelled out, use an escrow account and daily updates verifying all parties are executing their responsibilities.

Check and reset them daily to remove the dead ones and reset the traps.Poison is easier and works well, but the mice die somewhere in the house and you may have an odor problem for a week or two.

I guarantee you don't have the right to "sell" that property as you've done because the bank has a lien against that deed which must be paid if/when you sell, and you almost guaranteed to have language that you are supposed to notify the mortgagor if/when you sell the property so that they can exercise their due on sale clause. 

Once again, I learn from them daily, if you didn't....