There is lot of talent in these forums, and we're happy to help out.Continued success!

You can also seek a private lender, a Hard Money lender, a "rich" partner that complements your talent, or some other type of lending organization.Make sure your submittal is organized and complete in what they expect, and then some.  

I wouldn’t know how to estimate whether Baruch or NYU would offer you more in that regard, but would guess there are talented people at both with whom you would have long and fruitful relationships.I would love to hear anything about your experience that you would care to share.

My "day" job is working in Talent Acquisition for one of the fastest-growing start-ups (FinTech) in the area - link to my LinkedIn profile is in my bio!

Lots of talent here.

Which cost the agent nothing and seller may or may not have the money to hire someone or talent to do it themselves.

learning to deal with contractors is a talent all by itself.

Everyone has their talent, this is mine.Reach out to me if this interest you. 

I have begun to market some of my talents, so I can aggressively attack the debt.

@Steven Torrez, Comparing your 401k returns with real estate returns may be like comparing apples to oranges. 401k returns are very passive with little input from you.Real estate returns can be alot better or worse depending on your strategy,talent,leverage, and level of involvement.REI can also be as active or passive as you want.As for your question about borrowing from it to get started and avoiding PMI costs, that makes total sense to me.Last year I converted my 401K to a self directed Solo 401K, and it has worked out very well.