Adding in the layer of not being on the loan but holding title just sounds like it will eventually lead to problems like OP experienced.

Some areas have higher crime rates and lower tenant quality, which can lead to more management headaches and higher vacancy rates.

Do you get a lot of leads on Furnished Finder?

This will lead to many of the professionals in the same industries who already are not doing that well to fall out of competition and hence be "replaced'.

However, if you're a W2 high income earner or business owner, I can't imagine it makes any sense to flip houses, mail mass post cards, wholesale, or build lead gen websites with the value of your time being better spent other places (such as learning about real estate and increasing your income through proven means), such as at your 9-5pm or growing your business, and your real estate is a long term process and you don't need "home run" deals to qualify or make it work.

We have been talking back-and-forth and I am convinced that his action is going to lead to him achieving his annual goals in 3 months.

It would definitely be fraud if this was the case, a recent post from an auctioneer talked about this exact situation, where they said the auctioneer was liable (different bedrooms/type of home example you don't have to read it) States would differ though and it doesn't seem black and white. https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/no-li...I do agree with you that it could very well lead to being burnt, however.

Focusing solely on numbers often leads to the purchase of low-quality properties.

No matter what you do I think you are going to have guests point out that something isn’t working which could lead to annoyance or requests for refunds or bad reviews.Plus, providing bottled water over the long term probably isn’t going to save you much money compared to paying a plumber to get the fridge connected. 

Also, I’ve noticed that the unknowledgeable persons who are most likely to be suckered into spending time and money on these “programs” all have a basic gullibility that leads to them making comments that have remained remarkably consistent over the last 40years.