I began to see through everything, but because of my kind nature (that has since been changed) I felt obligated to continue trusting him, that it was a mistake.. that it would get better.

The "Initial Filing" is extremely important to get this right the 1st time as there are limited safe harbors for mistakes to avoid the penalties.

One mistake I made was thinking that they knew what I wanted.

Just don't make the mistake of comparing what someone else profits on a role, to decide whether your compensation is sufficient or not. 

That' a very costly mistake. 

Learned all the lessons needed on this one for sure.I am now feeling the positive pressure from the huge mistake and looking to leverage all the resources I can to make sure I do long-distance real estate investing the right way from here on out.GOAL: I plan to purchase 3-5 SFH to hopefully cashflow $2,500+ in the next 2-3 months.

BIG mistake on my part.

Most importantly, you will make mistakes, so wake up, try your best, forgive yourself if you make mistakes, and try again tomorrow.

This was my worst rental related mistake ever.Trust your gut. 

Heck, you could possibly JV with one of em during those early months/years of getting going to best mitigate the unknown mistakes, experience leveraging.