I was involved in wholesaling business long time ago (not real estate but consumer goods), and it has taught me A LOT about human nature.

You have every right to be an informed consumer, and know what you are paying for.

Yeah, they hardly ever get cleaned but it's not that time consuming at turnovers.

Generally - you can make a referral fee on these types of loans if they are 100% purely business purpose - a lot of the restrictions and issues come from anything consumer-related. 

.- Time Savings: Managing rental properties can be time-consuming, especially when handling tenant inquiries, maintenance requests, and lease renewals.

Quote from @Eva Green: Real estate investing can indeed feel overwhelming with scattered information and time-consuming processes.

One of the principal industry concerns about the vast power granted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was that these powers were too insulated from review….The ruling sends a crystal-clear message to federal agencies that their powers are not unlimited…We would not be at this point today if government agencies were more prudent and consistent about staying within their statutory authorities, grounding their rulemakings in empirical facts, and heeding appropriate procedural safeguards…Instead, too frequently, our regulators appear to be chasing headlines and short-term political wins.”National Association of Homebuilders - “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is an important step forward to advance meaningful regulatory reform because it means that federal agencies can no longer continuously change the law – and the intent of Congress – by implementing their own interpretation of statutes as long as the interpretation is viewed as being ‘reasonable.’

Try to do all you can to be an informed consumer. 

The consumer doesn't have the ability to file an E&O claim against the agent, only the person who ha the policy can make a claim.

It was very time consuming to call/text them to validate and pre-screen by myself.