Dave Short

Remember everyone's advice is based on their own experiences, accomplishments AND failures.I hope this short run on, brought some inspiration and ideas to you! 

@Mackaylee Beach - I am out of state and mostly in Cincinnati with 64 units, but when i was picking a market, Kansas City was on my short list.

Long-story short, I set a six-year goal to earn both degrees, start my real estate career with an active firm for about three years, and then to go out on my own.

A plan will follow shortly!

Contact 2 or 3 to interview them personally then make your choice.TD Ameritrade and Fidelity do not offer truly "self-directed" IRA, they might offer some control, but only within confines of their allowed investments, which is confined to the stock market and does not include alternative investments such as private lending. 

But then if you can live off other income and pay those suckers down, now you're talking free and clear, nothing but flow in a relatively short period.

Assuming IRA is invested in stocks, the remaining $ in IRA will grow 10-15% for a few years (as long as economy is good). if you are making 45k in NJ, it means you are underemployed.

Can you guys tell me in a short story what is the process to get a loan?

But I wouldn't recommend you go this route.Besides all that mess and possible liability, it's only a few months, so now you'd have to find a short-term renter.None of this sounds like a good idea.