If you have a steady job, consider an FHA loan and the possibility of moving a bit outside the hot LA zone into an affordable suburb.

Was it my job?

Right tool for the right job!

Isaac:A broker's job is to sell a property quickly at the highest price possible.  

I also asked how she will be able to pay me back by June if she doesn't even have the money to fund this deal, and she responded that she still has ongoing flips that will be closing by then, and other real estate deals that she does as her job.

I can use my FT job to pay them off, then fast track my "retirement" or I can use BRRRR strategy, who knows.

They did a really good job 

As the state capitol, with OSU graduating 6000+ students a year, the tax incentives offered that attract big business and the 5 and 10 year job and population growth projections, Franklin and Delaware County are two of the best places to invest in the country some say.  

You have a good job that sounds stable, that is good news for lenders but that student debt will be bad news.

Great Job!