My situation may be slightly unique or it may not, I am not sure. I am a 29 year old male living in the southeast. I began flight training with ATP in November 2022 with a loan financing the whole thing, busted my Private the first time, and then subsequently passed it, then passed Instrument in October 2023, then Commecial Single in January of 2024. It felt like a “pilot mill” and certainly wasn’t quality instruction but I didn’t have anything to compare it to. While prepping for their CFI academy, i did a deep dive on medicals and realized that I messed up when applying for mine. I had struggles with alcohol years before aviation and was arrested for DUI. The case was dropped and expunged (Nolle Prosequi). The mistake I made came from the have you ever been arrested OR convicted vs. the arrested AND convicted part. I immediately withdrew from ATP and set about an 2 year process of telling the FAA everything after wasting my time with an aviation lawyer who essentially just googled things for 500$ an hour. I worked with my AME, did the psych testings, paid around 7k and changed my life for the better. Its two years later and my main question is this: what’s my best play moving forward? It’s been two years since I’ve been in an aircraft and not only will my ”stick and rudder skills” be very rusty, but unfortunately Ive let a lot of my already hindered ATP ground knowledge slip. Should I contact a mom and pop for CFI training? Should I find a 4year like Liberty and transfer my certs in? Is there a lesser known option perfect for my situation? I just want to fly but not sure what’s the most cost effective and efficient path that'll lead me to a good job. Thanks