We have about 30K saved and are willing to move just about anywhere in the country (spots that cashflow??).

I absolutely collected first, last and security for my class-C rentals until NYS prohibited that practice back in 2019.Many tenants cannot manage their money properly, so this mitigates the issue of not being paid last month's rent when they need to move and the new landlord is receiving those funds they have allocated for their housing during the last month of their stay.This was also helpful to me to pre-screen who has their financial house in order and had saved for their moving costs as part of their planning.If I still could, I most definitely would - without exception.

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im new to wholesaling and excited to learn. I have 8 years under my belt with re investing and 10 doors to show for it, all in california!

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At first, I wanted to just save it to build up enough investment funds to move to my next deal, but open to suggestions.Any advice on steps to take to move in the right direction if you were in my position is greatly appreciated.

I will be retiring after 35 yrs. 

Should I save and pay it off quickly or would the money be better in my pocket or in stock market?

However, LLCs do not provide any tax savings.

With the savings from the house hack you should be able to purchase a non-house hack home in 1-2 years. 

If I can continue as an agent and help investors find properties I can save up enough cash to buy and house hack.

I would only suggest a property management company set up if you are not working for an employer and are interested in retirement account contributions + deducting health insurance costs.If you are already working for an employer who is providing a retirment account plan + subsidizing health insurance costs, in my opinion, no point in setting it up.