First get out in the public and meet people, get referrals, start building a base of persons who can act as a center of influence and refer the public to you.

I'm heading off to college in late August, and I was curious as to which degrees could influence the success of my real estate investing journey. 

It has influenced everything I have doneWhat makes me successful?  

I know what it is like to have small children.My kids are 12 and 10, so now its a good time to get started for me.But those first few years it would be impossible for me to start an REI.My bills, credit and free time were horribile.Now I am on much firmer fiscally sound feet to begin.

When someone wants something they will remember your name at any price, bear any cost etc,but remember names influence people and sponser positive action.

That'll have a big influence on it.

We find that by the time we have gone through our process it is highly unlikely that anything in a credit report will influence our decision.

I have moved to a new state and have ZERO contacts or Influence in Florida?

I have shied away from frame structures as a result, but that doesn't mean they can't make fiscal sense.  

The condo fees have gone up each year, the condo board does not seem particularly fiscally responsible with owners' money, and you never know what special assessments or rules are coming down the pike.