I've been trying to figure out what the best way for me to get my next property should be considering that I don't want to move into it.

For me personally, I would not take on a mortgage if it was going to cause the property to be cash flow negative.

Super unusual for me to see this, but I do see ones that are posted every month for a year or two. 

If P&Ls were manipulated or tenant histories weren’t properly vetted, that’s a serious issue and could form the basis of a strong misrepresentation claim.

There is almost no understanding CPM- several multimillion dollar coliving start-ups have FAILED b/c they saw the demand for coliving w/out seeing the need for a respective form of property management (see HubHaus, Common, Starling, etc). 

Too much of a mess for me to go beyond that.

That would be a sticking point for me.

You certainly have provided some excellent thinking points for me as I move forward to owning a rental.  

. $300 for a small loss for me, but I feel bad for those who paid for $40k program.

That doesn't cut it for me.