These three reasons are a lot to digest at first because this loan is a paradigm shift for most Americans.

I’m in the learning stage of starting up and it is a steep learning curve with tons of information to digest.

Banks have to digest low yield loans versus high fed rates.Material supplies are suspect thus housing growth is suspect, which means prices will stay high.What are your thoughts? 

You need a few months to digest your growth.

., hours committed to representation, achievement goals, discounts for properties based on price for square footage, negotiation of post escrow discounts, credit for seller/agent cooperation, transaction coordination commitment) might be more digestible for a buyer.Should be interesting to see going forward, but I do think in general, agent compensation will be less as things develop.

I'm in the early learning and exploration stage and definitely learning a lot just searching through the BP threads and reading.This gives me more to digest and continue learning.

It takes a lot of time to prepare food, eat, and clean up so being as busy as we always are this simplifies the process quite a bit (not to mention the benefits of simplifying the digestion process for the body).

So without further adieu, here are the TOP areas to focus on after digesting all of the $'s and cents when committing to a mortgage lender or broker with what is likely one of (if not the) most significant investments individuals can make. 

I've digested a lot of knowledge and practiced running numbers over the past few months to the point where I feel well equipped (enough) to take the plunge.  

It seems that most new investors fail to realize or understand the importance of digesting a market and knowing a deal when they see it.