According to Opendorse:The collegiate NIL market is projected to grow by more than 40% this year, with an overall estimated market spend of $1.67BThe collegiate NIL market is projected to eclipse the $2B mark in tandem with the highly anticipated revenue sharing slated for the 2025 academic yearIn the commercial segment, Women’s Basketball is in the number two spot for total compensation, second only behind FootballBy 2025, Top 25 NCAA DI quarterbacks can expect to net more than $1.3M annuallywhen factoring Scholarships & Benefits, Commercial NIL, Collective NIL, and Revenue Share paymentsCompetitive collective budgets within Power 4 conference are up 50% YoY, amassing to a war chest of $13.9MWhat schools have the top NIL Budgets?

Knowing my end goal is to move to another state (Sperryville or Staunton, VA) and 3-4ish hours away to start a small hobby farm, does it make sense to pay off these properties rapidly in the next 5-6 years so that I have a total clean slate from a lending perspective in order to finance the land, house, and buildings, or does it not matter?

As someone who doesn't have a massive sphere in their market, best specific advice for networking to grow that sphere quickly?

I don't have a rapid dialer, but my understanding is that they upload this list to speed dialer.

Hello All, I am a someone in his thirties who doesn't come from much and was taught very little growing up in the form of financial literacy.

@Mark Pruitt We almost exclusively use River Ridge Escrow in Cedar Rapids, closer Melissa.

With the growing population and job market, there is a high demand for rentals.

Tons of opportunity for cash flow and appreciation (Cincinnati is GROWING). 

Tips include looking into the area, finding places growing, checking rent prices, and looking at loan choices.

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore some prime investment properties in an extremely fast-growing region!