There’s one in California called Patch of Land, which has a 30 year loan that’s based only on the LTV, your credit score and your rent roll.

I would not try to use your real estate investment strategy as your 'improve your credit score' strategy. 

The more i think about it, my alma mater is growing steadily over the past 5 years, there is a constant inflow of tenants, and real estate prices appear to be incredibly reasonable.

Do you have no credit score, bad credit score, good credit score but not high enough limits or income to purchase the property?

I met some amazing people who had some incredible stories and shared really valuable insight and experiences (...I'm part of a mastermind from some of the connections I made), variety of speakers (ALL the heavy hitters were there!)

By using simple criteria, like making sure they make 3x your asking rent, reasonable credit score, no evictions in past 2 years, etc., you can do the tenant screening yourself also. 

They should be willing to go to a max. debt ratio of 56.9% and can underwrite down to a 580 credit score.

You should have a window of time to shop now though without damaging your credit score.

@AJ SmithFHA is a govt backed program intended to promote home ownership for lower income and people w/ bad credit.Pros: slightly lower down payment, can qualify with lower credit score, generally better ratesCons: PMI forever, longer closing (45 days usually), may require small things like a broken window to be fixed for the bank to move forward with the loanConventionalPros: PMI only until LTV reaches roughly 80% (I think it's 78%?)

You have a few options to fill the gaps in that knowledge.1. team up with a great contractor, who you can trust to not only do great work at a good price, but to teach you as they go.2. attain this knowledge yourself, reading, getting multiple bids and comparing (always a good idea, even for #1 above) - @J Scott's book on Estimating rehabs is incredible, and goes in detail on basement to roof and everything inbetween!