I like cash as much as the next person but I am looking for a reliable way to receive it without me having to go knocking on doors.

But then the nightmare of student loans comes knocking on the door while yoi‘re trying to pay off credit cards, utilities, insurance, car payments and other miscellaneous expenses.

@Jay Hinrichs I agree, being an out of state borrower they will be much less likely to lend, they want to get access to everything you own if you default, that is much harder to do if you live out of state, its gona be a lot of door knocking, to find someone that will play, I suggest @Jonathan West you go with your complete file, set a bunch of appointments, and physically meet with the lenders in there office, they will want to meet you face to face anyway, its much harder to say No to someone face to face, so if your track record looks good, its more likely someone will say yes.   

We might have to get in touch after I start knocking down some good deals and branching out.

Unless you are doing direct mail you don't need it...and honestly, a handwritten letter and door knocking can be more effective if targeted!

Don’t knock something you don’t know.

I'd put my nose to the grindstone and put every spare penny I have towards the loan and knock it out as soon as possible.

"It's not how many times you get knocked down that count, it's how many times you get back up."

Nothing was hard, but I approached every task with confidence and knocked them out quickly. 

Not to knock others that are doing househacks but it is not time intensive at all.