What resources such as YouTube channels, podcasts, books etc did you find useful as a first time home buyer?

During that time we were able to save more money and our budget went up.

Quote from @David Young: My wife and I are new to this and are saving for our first property our goal is to start looking for properties in November 25, we have a couple questions, would it be wise to invest out of state for our first time investment (we do plan on physically going to see the properties to potentially invest in) ? 

Let them pay the deposit with a credit card.

First of all- the security deposit isn't "yours," but it isn't the PMs, either.

Rinse and repeat.It's my first time going through the entire home buying process and it's all a bit overwhelming and daunting.

If you are setting aside funds for capex, taxes, insurance, or other expenses that don't occur monthly, transfer those funds to Savings each month and hold them there until it's time to spend them.

I am looking to invest outside of California for the first time.

Do you definitely need a property manager for OOS investing, especially as a first time investor?

The first build is about 2-3 weeks away from CO.