I have tried a couple and didn't think they were very helpful.   

Go to a couple of real estate investor meetups and make connections.

Mitch Stephen out of San Antonio has had 4 called due in the last couple of months.

First of all, my personal credit was a very good at 735 midscore. 100% financed tidied it up just a little bit more with  just cleaning up a couple of things on my credit.

I assume you got a better interest rate, and I know you are saving a boatload of interest. 3) imagine year 11-30 where you are cash flowing thousands with paid off properties instead of hundreds because of these lean 10 years. 4) hopefully you can raise rents at least $100 each every year and in 2 years your cash flow neutral even with preferred short term mortgage. 

Also, in a mainstream asset class like value-added multifamily, I see no reason to take a risk on a sponsor that doesn't have full real estate cycle experience or that lost anything more than a small amount of money (and prefer no money lost).

How to Invest in Real Estate and The Book on Real Estate Investing are a couple great books published by bigger pockets. congrats on taking the first step.

This dedication can help you avoid becoming part of the 70%-80% of new agents who leave the industry within their first couple of years.

When revenue is low in the first couple of year, so is the interest payment.  

Since this situation was so egregious (IMO), I would either boot them out now, or at least have a serious talk, real serious....If you're going to let them stay I would just get a really deep cleaning done, maybe a couple, and then replace carpet after they're gone.