Sean Terry interviewed him on his podcast #64, a very thorough discussion of his method which revolves around marketing to landlords  (a very saturated group nowadays).Anson Young talks about it in his bp podcast and Rob Swanson has a course on it that I haven't seen but he's interviewed by JP Moses on Moses' website. 

Young folks like you guys are definitely a great motivational stories for the youth.  

Moral of the story as I have already stated, OP contact the CFPB they are the folks who you would complain to and can help when issues arise from mortgage servicing, which is what this exactly is.  

Talk to folks in the area.

Folks couldn't come up with money to buy those dust bowl farms as families fled away, banks wouldn't touch them as they were deemed worthless but some bought them and scratched a living out of the dirt.

Lots of folks seem to do well out of the big cities in Michigan and Pennsylvania as well.  

I suggest that folks talk to three experts in their field, your accountant as to the business needs of an entity and which one is best for your operation.

People looking for deals.Also, usually the code enforcement folks will call.

I'm glad to see some more military folks getting their hands dirty with real estate!  

Once you come up with ideas, market for cash buyers in your local area to see if you can find folks that could implement one of your strategies.