I had some of my buddies go to rehab and such for substance.

quality of well water is extremely important. need to sample not only for potable criteria but the full range of regulated substances. naturally-occuring metals such as arsenic can be very expensive to treat. 

@Katrina Cebrian This may not be the case with your applicants but many charges may never become convictions when the victim chooses not to proceed, which happens frequently during quarrels when one partner holds a significant amount of power over the other or illegal substances are involved and they're both not in their right mind.As you've stated though, their income is nowhere near the minimum requirement making any past charges moot in this instance. 

“I haven't done any substances in over 10 years.

Do you mean for substance abuse treatment?

The house would sell for around 70K right now because they just couldn’t afford to keep up with maintenance and on top of that had an adult kid with substance abuse problems who has trashed it.

We found several spots in the master bedroom where they had stained the carpet (about 1/4 of the room) with some type of light purple substance.

The faster way would be to flip your cash (or cash like substances) into larger cash, then use the profits (after you've grown your seed money) ONLY to buy your hold properties. 

Judge @Phillip Grove for the substance of his seminar or training, not your own biased on "Gurus" who charge money.

I help people with substance abuse and behavioral issues get their lives back on track.