So if you think hey I’ll put in $100k and get this huge passive write off it simply is not true.

Vacancy is costly and while there is no way to guarantee one tenant is going to stay longer than another, talking to people and learning a little about their life and situation should give you some clues as to how long they might stay in your place.The probability of you getting a home-run tenant right off the bat is pretty low. 

In the summer, we literally pay landscapers hundreds of thousands of dollars and they get the winters off.

Overpriced repairs can seriously ruin your day (or year) if you aren't careful.Starting off in real estate is always the hardest part... mainly because you only have 1 property to support itself.  

Their program seems very good overall as far as the essence of them covering coaching and rehab and all costs, but i was quickly turned off by the sales rep named Scott,i spoke to who was extremely arrogant and impatient kept saying i'm geting dozens of calls each day and dont have the time to handle everyone, and needs to know up front do you have a couple thousand set aside for this business, i said i'm investing about that in the business now what do you offer that would warrant that< and he repeated the same and i said, well like i'm on the call now with you 2 min and 14 seconds care to tell me what all this is about and what the financial requirement is???

You can build your own list and target them for off market properties. 

I pay off all my balances each month.

They will know where a lot of off market deals are and should also have recommendations for contractors. 

I find that if you go with a quality washable paint, you can get marks off with a magic eraser.

Assuming you aren't doing this full time from your yacht sitting off of the US Virgin Islands you will be busy during the day living your actual life.