I saw zero advantage (perhaps negative) in Furnished Finder being in the middle.

So your super basic P&L may look like: $30,000 Rents-$3,000 insurance expense -$9,000 interest-$3,000 taxes-$8,000 operating expenses-$14,000 depreciation ----------------$7,000 loss on paper for the year  so negative taxable income But remember- $14k of that (depreciation) was something we didn't actually spend money on- so cash in bank at year end would be $7,000. 

I think both can have tremendous value and I have received value from both types of relationships.It's hard for me to understand posts on BiggerPockets that are negative towards coaching or mentoring.

You either have to earn extra money via sweat equity (working as your own PM or do the renovation work), or you have to be ok with a negative cash flow.  

A negative review from a tenant could be a positive review for an owner.Networking: Use forums like BiggerPockets for recommendations, but conduct thorough research yourself.Initial ScreeningNarrow your list to 5-10 candidates by reviewing their websites and scheduling Zoom interviews.

My concern with declining values, increased inventory and a weaker economy would lower rental income and could potentially put me into a negative cash flow situation.

Most of the regular posters here on Bigger Pockets have a negative view of Sub2, especially after a couple of individuals spammed the site to promote their training.There was already a negative view of Sub2 on Bigger Pockets due to most of the regular posters did their deals in a different manner therefore, as is human nature anything out of our own personal preference can look mighty sinister. 

I am looking to connect with the investors there as the promotors are continuing to take Asset Management fees to the tune of $450K a year (on top of PM fees) even when their payout to the investors is around $20K a quarter (not meeting preferred) and the overall fund is negative about $450K.

Assuming 7.5% interest rate, the negative leverage would require you to put way more than 20% down just to break even.  

Just remember: most negative reviews are written by problematic tenants.