Do they provide access to brokers on guidelines? 

I'm currently 23 and have access to around 40k liquid to buy a home when my lease is up in March of 2025.

It's in your broker's best interest to sell the house for as high as possible... so what do they have to gain from advising you to list it lower? 

As you look to build your business, consider setting up some keyword alerts for topics like: - 1031- Tax Deferred Gains- Boot- Exchange- Like-Kind- Etc. 

If you had sold it a year ago, you could have taken the homestead deduction and paid zero capital gains on the increase in value.  

A traditional IRA pays taxes when you withdraw month at your normal income tax rate which is generally higher than the normal capital gains rate.

What’s more baffling is that, instead of rectifying the issue, Mike provided access to the wrong account – the unused and unknown one – and eventually led to the cancellation of both my accounts.This experience not only highlights serious issues in their customer service but also raises concerns about their internal account management systems.

Yes - I'm all over the place but gaining clarity. :-)Anyway, glad to be here, happy to meet and network with like minded folks while I keep learning as much as I can!

I think now would be a good time for me to invest because I don't have any debt at the moment, a decent amount of money saved up, good credit score, and I have access to VA loan benefits where I could get a very low down payment.

Less funds for downpayments, stretched DTI even if we offer easier access with lower entry points, and more inventory than any point since H2 '22 or pre-covid in almost every market.