So depending on what you want buying a business might be the better choice for you. 

was it poor choice of notes.. or do you think it was straight up stealing money from their investors ?  

If I wish to continue adding properties/units, I have to make some choices. 1.

There's some great choices, but what it comes down to is what your buying strategy/criteria is. 

Networking is always a great practice and you never know who you might meet there and what good information they have to share.

Would give me practice to rent it once I move out etc. 

It is a very beginner-friendly, pragmatic guide to good financial practices. 

Good to see the city make some practical decisions.  

What are the best practices for quickly securing reliable tenants and ensuring positive cash flow, especially for someone new to this?

And yes, over leveraging a Subto and using "gator" lenders is not only bad practice, but it's going to lead to law suits.He is wrong on so many levels that I have posted extensively on it and it gets boring.