For first time investors one of the biggest problems they will encounter, and will often sink their investment, is a poor property manager.

Have you guys found they're usually an asset or a scam?

Service people usually know about this flaw because they have encountered it during their work experience -- most tenants (in my experience) have no clue how easily vinyl flooring can be damaged in this manner.I would be tempted to leave the floor as is, then at tenant turnover, remove the vinyl and install tile. 

We've encountered non responsive leasing agents before.

Florida is notorious for foreclosure scams and modification scams.I was wondering, however, if any one has had any experience with approaching a distressed homeowner with the following proposal: If they don't want to do a shortsale, and they have little to no equity in the property, I would be willing to take over the deed and the mortgage.

Seems most of The reviews for him call his company a scam .

That's only true if the owner is running a scam.

All I want is a balanced market (probably asking too much) where there are some opportunities for fair deals as opposed to the current stupidity I am encountering daily in the trenches. 

Honestly at this point Bigger Pockets could probably start a "Morris Invest Scam" forum category with how many people have been talking about issues with that company.

I started drafting a RFP based on the examples that I found online.Another question that encountered during RFP drafting is the specification of the number of units and their size, eg. 1bd vs 2bd.