There are people in every industry with bad work habits or ethics.

Bienes, I'm not sure about the "ethics", but if I suspect something's not kosher on a prospective property I don't hesitate to call either the building department or the planning & zoning commission.

Sure, it's a fine ethical line, but I look mainly at the intent and probable outcome.

Not because they aren't ethical or lawful.  

There are always predatory members that get too greedy and think they don't have to follow sound logic, any rules, any ethical codes of conduct (Madoff, Kenny Lay, many others).

There are some very ethical turn key operators just like are there  are the other kind. 

@Tyler Rowland a lot has been said in this post but I wanted to share that increasing the rent and also adding value to the property is the ethical way to go for both the market and the interests of the property.

I once read that it is ethically wrong to increase a person's living costs just because you can.A $175/month increase will probably force your only tenant to walk.

Just because someone drops a name is not enough to verify the ethics of a company's practices.

I feel with my HELOC funds along with my personality and work ethic I can definitely make it happen.