I did graduate from college in 1980 with a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

If you have to borrow money the more important that you submitt early because the one paying cash might beat your closing time and get the deal.I did graduate from college with a business degree that emphasized in real estate.  

Putting that in bold because I don't think I explicitly emphasized that earlier. 

I graduated from college with a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

I graduated from college with a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

I can't emphasize enough the importance of learning all you can while concurrently applying your new found skills.

And actually I believe age would be more if a barrier than race, I've worked with people of many different backgrounds but even people of my own "race" (I hate to emphasize race because that's not really what I'm trying to do here) have questioned my ability because of age...until I start talking 

On your next purchase you could try for a quick closing but if you do this it is very important to emphasize this to your agent, lender and the title company then negotiate it into the contract.

I graduated from college with a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

I would emphasize stopping source of humidity plus the use of a good dehu, not one from the big-box stores.