This particular property was within 100 miles of me, so I was under the impression that an FHA loan would not work, is that correct?

Your experience is impressive! 

Actually, and this is true, if they ask me to fax, I give a super believable impression that I don't know what they're talking about.  

Obviously, based on my relationship with the company, I'm not unbiased, but most people here on BiggerPockets know that I value my reputation above all, and when I agreed to join FTF as an advisor a couple years ago, it was because I was very impressed not only with their business model and underwriting guidelines, but with the CEO (Matt Rodak) and the rest of the management team.I have no requirement to invest my own money on the FTF platform; I do that simply because I like the platform, like the deals that are being funded and find the returns to be nearly as good as the private lending I do, but without all the overhead. 

The overwhelming majority of people I've met who consistently vote for tax increases are under the impression that other people are going to pay for it. 

My impression is their students have a decent beginner level understanding of how to market and ask general questions of potential note sellers.

of course NOT all but enough to make an impression on me.

I am turning 18 in less than 3 weeks and can say I have been a business owner throughout my high school journey, from small local hustles to building products in my basement to sell online.I am an aspiring Real Estate investor reading many books and conducting hours of research hoping to build an impressive real estate portfolio in the future!

It’s impressive how you’ve balanced higher income with high occupancy rates through midterm rentals.

@Jd Martin I'm under the impression that you need an EIN or a business to create a DBA.