I am at a loss on what to do.

I have gone through a total loss and have a friend that lost 8 units in Joplin a year ago.

NoI suspect you ask because you heard of someone doing it or a pitch from some Guru selling a program about how to do it.

I would like to eventually retire from programming and concentrate on this and other things.I am still reading books and stuff.

Their interest would be more in capital preservation and green cards, namely the EB-5 program (google it), that will give temporary to permanent legal status for foreign investors that pony-up 500k to 1mil a pop to invest in any US-based projects.

Dayton has a program administered through the building department that takes a Percentage of funds paid out on claims and will refund upon completion and inspection of repairs.

Asking what "programs" might be available will only get you what hard money lenders are doing or what brokers will be offering, that's not true private money.If your grandmother has a friend willing to lend you money you need to strike your deal with her.

Do they consider someone enrolled in a training program of any type as a student?

Bill, check those dirt calc.s.A typical triaxle straight frame dump truck is 18 cy's, loose dirt, to meet weight restrictions.

sorry messed up the quote thing Because I always overthink things, what if we mixed this B-Corp/ Non profit with J Scotts mentorship program bought up a bad neighborhood while teaching some of us the ins and outs til completion could be a groups challenged kinda thing , a Biggerpockets Apprentice ( staring Bill Gulley as The Donald LOL) a little exposure for Biggerpockets, alittle generosity for a community a little sweat equity learning for someone like me , might be way out there but that's the way my mind works