I'm a professor, which is obviously not self-employed, but because I do a little consulting on the side, I'm eligible.

Hi Dwayne, I'm a JSU professor.

@Sarah Lorenz @Zech StimsonI, too, would love to hear more about your conversations you have with your professors and other faculty. 

It's like having 100 Real Estate professors at your fingertips.

Keep an eye out for Paul Isley’s (GVSU economic professor) economic forecast at our conference in February.

Jeremy Siegel is a professor at Wharton, who was right about inflation on the front end, who is now vocally saying that he believes the Fed will have to start cutting rates into the middle of 2023.

id=4649 I found this very interesting article written by two Notre Dame university business professors.

Roth accounts allow you to hedge against higher taxes in the future (more likely than not, in my opinion), and RE investment can help save taxes now, while still providing income now and into the future.RE is part of my retirement plan, but so are IRAs and 401Ks.As a side note, I had a professor during my freshman year of college (a financial planner) who recommended we save for retirement as if Social Security was not going to be there for us. 

Regarding the actual terms of the line you should check out The Mortgage Professor's article here:How Do You Shop For a HELOC?

I would try to stick to grad students or visiting professors or other workers at the college (admission counselors, athletic coaches, interns, etc)