CashApp, etransfer, they can go to the bank and make the deposit themselves (preferred method) & I’ll take any other form of payment that transfers money from them to me 😆 I am planning to switch to an online system as soon as I finish taxes.

Next time be pickier with the neighborhood and the condition of the house - and never trust the realtor to collect security deposits from the seller if buying with tenants already in place Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Specifically, lets say you have an accepted offer and the potential buyer needs to give you the earnest deposit, who will hold the cash? 

In terms of financials we would be looking to put down 20-30% as a deposit and would be looking to be roughly cash flow neutral after all monthly costs (incl. mortgage principal, interest, property taxes, maintenance, HOA’s and property management).Our questions for anyone that has some experience in the market are:1.

It's my first toe-dip into house-hacking and I just know that in my prior rental experiences, the Hold Fee wasn't a full month's rent amount, it was a % that then got applied towards the remainder of the Security Deposit.Does everyone else request the full Security Fee amount as the Deposit to Hold?

The repayment terms for a 401k participant loan are equal monthly/quarterly payments of principal and interest (typically prime plus 1%) over a 5 year term (longer if used to acquire your principal residence).Please note that if you take a full $50,000 and then pay back the loan, you can't take another $50,000 until 12 months after the first loan was fully paid back.Per the loan offset rules that went into effect with the 2018 Tax and Job Act: if you leave your job and the loan is current at the time you leave your job but then the loan goes into default because you left your job, you will have until your tax return deadline (including any timely filed extension) to make the loan current by depositing the outstanding balance into an IRA (and thereby avoid the taxes and penalties that would otherwise apply).Please keep in mind the multiple loan rules:Under those rules, the sum of the balances of a participant's outstanding 401k loans under a single 401k plan (using the highest outstanding balance of each loan over the last 12 months) can't exceed 50% or $50,000 whichever is less.

The only thing I can think of is to help her find another place give her the deposit and maybe even the first months rent.

If it gets to closer to the end of the month and you havent sealed the deal then yes, try a promotional offer off the 1st month rent or security deposit.  

The stock market took a big hit last week.We are all RE investors but many of us also invest in the market.Personally I use a set it and forget it approach - monthly auto deposits into 2 accounts: an IRA and a 529 (both Vanguard).However I do like to do some extra buying when I think the market makes a temporary yet significant drop.So is now a good time to pump some extra money in?

Get that initial project at the minimal purchase possible and have at lease 1.5 - 2times over your initial deposit for the unexpected.