For using leverage to acquire properties, did banks, lenders, mortgage brokers, or potential partners require that you held a college degree in order to secure the loan that leveraged your properties?

My investments were Buy and Holds, meaning I purchased properties that I rented out and held on to. 

Worth or Denton but have been considering starting the hunt - only fear is I am just not as familiar with the areas as I am in Dallas now.Really looking for simple, conservative investments that could be bought and held (1% 'rule') in places where I'd have my family live. 

The lot owner has also gone to the open houses held by my agent and decided to point out all of the stuff he thought I should be fixing before selling. 

There was a realtor involved and the spread was kind of high, so I just closed and held for a week or two. 

I then get a call about three weeks later stating that my roommate's room smelled like cat pee and that I was being held reliable.

If I get held up with seasoning periods to refinance i could be looking at an additional 1200 in interest costs. 

A valid 1031 exchange is a sale of property you've held for investment and a purchase of other property you intend to hold for productive use in investment. 

I held the lien for over 3 years, foreclosed around 6 months ago and sold the property after having ownership on it for less than 6 months.  

You don't want to swing for the fences when you've never held a bat