My college degree was in business and it emphasized real estate but I have never done that full time.  

SoCal is a great example of that in action, and explains to a large degree why our appreciation has been so high historically and will likely continue over the long term IMO (with some volatility in the short term). 

Also I forgot to mention, that your local colleges, junior colleges, and skill centers has construction trades departments.  

Perhaps having a pre-planned iteration of treatments on the account to some degree setup.  

We are all just out of college, except my investor, so we would want to speed the rehab process up as quickly as possible so avoid any holding costs.

Hi Guys,I'm a recent College / University Student Graduate currently living in London, UK.Been following Bigger Pockets for a while and love all the information that they offer.

There is a way to count schooling as part of your "work history" if you transition right out of college into your prospective line of work because then the lender could state a case and use that history and your "future projected income" for qualification.

colleges in town, Vassar and Marist (and Culinary Institute?).

I have no real knowledge but I would be surprised if the Lansing area is still depressed given it is a big college town.I've not heard of anyone that had the banks actually go after them for the deficiency.

It is next to the state college in city center.I used my equity of the 1st deal to purchase the property.