I was impressed with the onsite management.

I wasn’t too impressed with her to begin with.

Did they give you the impression that they might be amenable to such a deal?

Very impressive.

@Andrew Postell I am under the impression that lenders want me to have cash reserves to cover up front Reno costs, down payment, closing costs and interest payments for total term length.

If you want to work as a real estate agent then a college degree itself won't help you much (unless it is super impressive sounding) so if you are paying for it I'd recommend . . . not - and if you are not paying for it then study accounting or law.If you're hoping to work in development or want to be "hands-on" in renovations then you may find a specific degree in those fields will be helpful -- Real Estate Development is a degree at some universities (like University of Utah, among others) and for contracting a Mechanical Engineering degree would be a boon.If I can be of any help to you in this processing I'd love to interact -- feel free to PM me!

I was impressed by the quality and clean breakdown of information presented. 

I've made good money as a Realtor over the years and was not impressed with pay for mortgage brokers when I looked into it. 

As @Brian Burke mentioned, one should dig deeper and not go off first impression only but at the end of the day it DOES matter (by a lot) what the sponsor is doing, how they are conducting themselves and, most importantly, how they are spending the funds entrusted to them.

I’m going to my 1st investors meeting next week and I want to make a great 1st impression.