Yes, absolutely. Get pre-approved now, because the good homes in a specific pocket don't wait for you to get organized. If a home might come up in that neighborhood and you know you'd want to act on it, be ready before it lists rather than scrambling after. Get the pre-approval in hand and get clear on the numbers behind it: - Your price point - The payment that comes with it - Your cash to close - What you're actually comfortable carrying With all of that settled ahead of time, you can make a logical decision the moment the right listing appears instead of an emotional one under pressure. We see the opposite constantly: buyers who get excited about a home without having lined up their financing or the sale of their current place, and they end up reacting rather than deciding. Being ready early has no real downside, and it lets you move quickly and negotiate from strength. The free Roadmap conversation (about 20 minutes) is where we run your real numbers, so the pre-approval reflects your actual situation rather than a rough guess.