That being said the purpose of a down-payment/deposit/earnest money is to prove your serious about taking the property when and if it is available.

A study was conducted in which they had the subject watch 3 different movie clips.

You CAN get access to the data through Geowarehouse, but you have to prove to them that you are a "real estate professional" and the cost is somewhere around $3k/yr I believe.Cynicism and jokes aside, it really isn't that tough to get a license and park it at one of the low-cost brokerages that will allow you to pay for Geowarehouse and get the previous sales data from TREB, LSTAR, etc. 

I am looking for 10 charitable people who would like to get my home study course "The Tax Smart Landlord toolkit" free.  

These are a few first steps that you can take and study on a daily basis.

It makes me realize that I need to listen more, study more and continue to learn about multifamily.

The reason people say build credit and funds so often is because it is the path of least resistance (although slow) and proves the most successful.

I have been thoroughly studying brokerages, robo-advisors etc lately to determine my best option to grow the cash I have on hand.

While I do thoroughly enjoy working in the construction industry, I want to be able to leverage the knowledge that I have gained in construction and the information I have learned from studying finance (I do not want all my time/money spent on my Finance degree not be put to use!).  

Yes – and Here’s HowWhen it comes to investing in a mortgage, the down payment is key in making your investment a reality and proving to lenders that you’re a safe bet.