Most small businesses that succeed, do not turn a profit until their 3rd year in business.If you want quicker success.....join a high producing real estate team.

Investors have cash and they can refurbish a property a lot quicker (and better) than you can.

I will also say that she gets quicker call returns that I do and since she knows what I like she can drive by a property and say "heck no".

Many auctions require a down payment and they sometimes give you a period of 1 month to pay off the balance and since HL can close quicker you usually can pay the balance before your deadline.

They will be the biggest help and will open doors quicker. 

I am looking to expand my knowledge and figure out how to acquire homes quicker to grow my portfolio of cash flowing rental properties.

Yes, we all wish lenders moved at a quicker speed as they are the bottleneck in the process, and hold us up as well. 

Maybe pick up another part time job during your last year of college to add to your savings quicker.

It's great that you pay down the note quicker. 

You have a good point on the insurance side and I'll have to talk to my agent about it.All said and done, do you think I can recoup my costs quicker using Airbnb?