If you do flips you can get cash faster assuming you learn the process and do it well (this is a risk and you should find a mentor first).

In a lot of cases it’s a faster commute than I had when I used to take the subway to downtown Manhattan from Brooklyn.

My suggestion is since your construction business is fueling your real estate business at the moment would be to focus on that.

Market is expected to continue appreciating faster than historical values.I don't recommend Saint John for investing unless you've really done your homework.

I'm trying to use real estate to put myself through college, do you guys have any tips that could help me become more efficient and produce results faster?

There is currently very little overlap between the lenders getting my purchase business and those getting my refinance business, for the above reason.Overall, having made the switch from banker to broker about a year ago, I'd say operations is on average a bit smoother, faster, and with less over-conditioning, since I can say stuff like "Hey Underwriter, I can send this loan somewhere else and they will not have that condition.

Also, the agent should have referrals and recommendations on how to sell the property better, faster and for more money. 

You need to know the rhythm of your unit and your career path before investing-- if you're going to spend a lot of time away on exercises, in a job where you're expected to put in serious hours, aboard a ship, on hardship duty assignments, or otherwise deployed-- you need to have effective support systems in place faster than other RE investors do.

Big burly guys that chew tobacco and drive jacked up 4 wheel drives, smell like diesel fuel and have neck tats. 

That money could go a long way toward paying down your loan faster, as an extra several hundred dollars toward the principal each month can shave off years of payments.