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Wisest option to pay for second career education
To me it sounds like you need to come up with 67K (30+37), part of the time you can work in the current job, part of the time you could work a lower paying part time job (for a year).  Lets assume that you can earn 15K for that year, and you can save 5K from your current job.  (I'd try and save more, but what ever you can do.) 67 - 15 - 5 = 47    I'd sell the investment property.  First you will have some funds to throw at this need, second you expense should go down as you don't have a payment on this property. 47 - 26 = 21  You have 32K in cash which is a lot for someone in your expense range.  Six months would be 15K, so I would use some of that cash: 21 - 17 = 4 Now you are really close.  If needed I'd use the investments to cover the last 4k or even more of the on hand cash.  However, could you do something to reduce that amount further ...like working more.