<prompt> Human: I am saving to buy a house in about 15 months. I currently have about 18k saved up, most of which is in stocks TSLA WFM. I expect to have 26-30k by the end of the summer and maybe 56-60k by the end of the next summer. The cities I am looking at are Sacramento CA, Portland OR, and Tacoma WA. I think if I just keep saving at this clip then I should have enough to do something with, but is there anything I should know to help give myself an edge in terms of saving and eventually buying? My general goal is to buy a place with 2-3 bedrooms, live in one myself, and then rent the others to help pay off the mortgage. I am very fortunate to have no debt and my credit is generally good, though my employment has been inconsistent over the past 10 years I am in my early 30s.  <response>: Having a downpayment in literally two stocks is a ticking time bomb. Sell these tonight, and get into something more conservative. 