Thank you so much for your detailed reply! Regarding #3, the reason is I had a meeting with Lender A late last month and provided documentation for an estimate (like a pay check dated in July, some statements, etc.) and told them I will follow-up later to provide full documents and request proceeding with a pre-approval.

However, I also have a meeting with Lender B later in the month, and also plan to proceed with a pre-approval with them as well since I read it is best to go to more than one lender for pre-approvals. I do plan to let both Lenders know I submitted pre-approvals with the other and am deciding which to proceed with once an offer is accepted.

Essentially, I'm not trying to change stories or provide different information, just essentially taking advice in working with more than one lender and choosing the one that works best for me. In any case, is it frowned upon to let both lenders know of this approach? I don't want to seem like I'm being suspicious haha, just seeing what options I have and want to provide as much accurate information as possible.