Because of this, I have been drawn to hard money as a way to initially fund my first deal.I have read Brandon Turner’s book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down and feel pretty confident with several different methods of creative financing.

As long as you've done your research and feel confident in the numbers, you should be good.

Assuming you are looking to become a real estate investor, I don't think a degree in real estate is a requirement but it could definitely boost your confidence in jumping in real estate.

From a practical point if they ever pursued it....they have not done anything with the space, obviously they are not paying any royalties to the owner, so I’d confidently argue they have abandoned the agreement/space. 

We are confident she will be well taken care of and has a happy future to look forward to!

- Read "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.Lack of confidence?

I would also comment to consider Darien, Westmont and that area, though I'm not confident on the school situation.House hacking is working for me with effectively the same strategy.

The drop comes even though there were some positive indicators about the state of the economy, including the rise in pending home sales and consumer confidence.

We are thinking about doing a cash out Refi on our 2nd to keep our money working ... we currently have a 3.625% and not sure if we can get any lower, but we did a fairly large remodel when we purchased it and confident in the value.

You need some confidence boosters at the beginning.