Enrollment at the colleges has gone up so fast that anything with 4 walls and a roof is getting bought up at razor thin profitability.

Keep in mind to focus on finding someone who knows their information over being local.You definitely need someone qualified, does not have to be a CPA, could be an Enrolled Agent or an attorney.

Would it better or more cost effective to go to an enrolled agent?

I decided to go for it and am already enrolled in an online course.

It's either enroll into the loan amount or deposited into an escrow account, on the condition that if the loan did not get funded I get my money back.

They sign the papers telling our management company that they are enrolling their duplexes in the program.

I have enrolled into a Real Estate Pre-licensing course.  

My first-hand experience indicates that the information you provide above is incorrect.Additionally, by doing so, I've saved self-employment tax on about 40% of the total income earned in those S-Corps (I typically pay 60% of the total income in salary and distribute the other 40%).I'm not a tax professional, but I've used and have spoken with many accountants, CPAs and enrolled agents over the years, and they all pretty uniformly give this recommendation...at least until larger volume suggests using a C-Corp instead.

Have you had any difficult with requiring tenants to enroll in automatic recurring monthly payments?  

I may be able to find you a detailed recommendation; however, You definitely need someone qualified, does not have to be a CPA, could be an Enrolled Agent or an attorney.