Personally I have never been a fan of pre-tax accounts (401Ks and IRAs) because I feel like they constrain my ability to invest in the assets I want, so another consideration you may have is to temporarily stop those investments to save faster for your house.

Yes I have been pre approved already.

We chatted for almost an hour, he showed me around his place, and I got to know a bit about him—a really nice guy.Then, at another spot, I drove up just to look from the outside (since it was “showings for pre-approved buyers only”), but the seller came out, curious about what I was doing.

So if you plan on getting into a more active roll in real estate having cash available is very helpful.

I am on the product team and helped roll out the Featured Agent program.

Current rent growth trends reveal variations across major cities:>San Francisco saw moderate growth at 4%, still below its pre-pandemic highs.

Historically cleaning fee's reflected pre-Airbnb the  way that Mom and Pop joints allowed customers to pick if they would clean up the cabin or if the resort did. 

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.

Owner Statement, 12-month cash flow report, delinquency report, and rent roll.

Yes, I would say pre-foreclosures are the best for sure..