The city has had various programs to dispose of these proprieties over time, SCOPE, Project 5000, Receivership and Vacants to Value.

I have been to college, BA and MBA, as well as several certificate and certification courses. 

I'll also look into the mentor program.

That being said, I always put them through my entire process, credit/background check through my program (don't trust others, too easy to fake with photoshop etc), 3 x rent, license, and than my 18 page lease .

There are a lot of NOO programs out there for REFI

Best of luck with your program.

Re Casa Finance is out of Columbus and has a solid program. 

I met a retiree who told me she spent $55,000 on his program and it had been a year and she hadn't received her first deal.  

If I'm doing a lease option or lease purchase, I connect them with my credit repair program.

Many lenders can go 10 or 15 years, Freddie has a great SBL program for deals between $1mm and $5mm, FHA can go up to 35 years, and HUD can go up to 40 years.