My biggest piece of advice is the early you start treating it like a business, the faster and more smoothly you will be able to scale. 

While evictions are part of the business, that rate is far beyond normal.

A good real estate accountant can save them thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend that they find a tax accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.I would also recommend that they look for a accountant willing to work with them throughout the year, who can help them strategize and who is responsive when they want to know the consequences of the financial decisions they are making throughout the year.Good luck.

Morris business model. 

No recourse to my credit or business credit since I'm not listed on the original mortgage.  

While you may not have learned much about real estate you have learned a lesson about life and business.

The pitch is always the same: "You need our system or you’ll never make it in this business." 

Hey Wes, My business partner and I are investors/agents/wholesalers in Phoenix.

Companies are free to set their own rules for doing business with them.  

Years in business?