If that's the case then, when people walk over that portion, they will invariably step-on or kick that little rise.The little rise has survived a few months so-far but I'm worried that it will break-off in a few years and after my flooring is no longer sold.Good luck on your quest.  

Any suggestions on how to survive this? 

People do what they need to survive and become who they are around (plus what they see) if the only rich people they see are the Chicago drug dealers on the corner, their minds naturally tell them that selling drugs is how they get money. 

Wealth is a person's ability to survive so many number of days forward- or if I stopped working today, how long could I survive.

The other part that many overlook is your lifestyle, what do you require to survive, vs thrive, many people cant deal with lean times well, or dont keep adequate reserves to weather a dry spell, I once went 13 months without a payday, you just have to prepare for those things while you are working. 

Every state where we do business has laws on the books that provide for "winding up" authority... that is the sole surviving member(s) of an LLC or director(s) or shareholder(s) of a corporation are vested with authority as trustees of the entity's assets to sell them as part of the dissolution process. 

And I'm not accusing the OP of being that, because he wasn't even afforded the opportunity to reach that point with this clown of an agent.I agree 100% with your last paragraph, it was a totally inappropriate way for the agent to tell him this and I wonder if the agent will survive much longer in the industry with that lack of communication skills.

TLDR - I would look into property management or community management (large apartments generally) for a career that will teach you about a sector of real estate, but I would suggest giving it your all as an agent first if you can afford to survive the bumpy start. 

They are simply working for the dollar to survive for tomorrow.  

Although probably not for long.Many landlords survive based on dumb luck.