And I understand speed is the key to landing great deals.

When I first started doing this, my internet speed was 10mbps. 

I would think the pandemic would only speed up the move toward more counties allowing both e-recording and e-notary services.

Definitely looks like a way to speed up the acquisition side of things.

We are looking for some funding help to speed our team building phase.

Credit is a tool that when used wisely can certainly speed things up, but be smart and show the banks their money is safe with you.

There were many deals that I had to pass on because the/a lender was not running at my same speed.

I can recommend some if needed.In my opinion, the learning that comes from remote management speeds up the skillset of any investor.

My goal is to have 20k to invest and to be safe I want an extra 5k to have a backup in case of unplanned costs due to inexperience in the buying process, having vacancy the first months, etc...Question 1: Does it make sense to minimize my 401k contribution to nearly nothing to speed up my savings for REI?

To increase the processing speed, there was no vetting process.