Broker, investor, and property manager here.

Contact the listing agents managing broker immediately and if you don’t get a satisfactory answer immediately contact your state and local real estate boards.

After 6 months I have two properties and since day 1 they have been rented.However, making some numbers and organizing the 2025 budget I am not sure what to think about my first step on this journey.The rent covers the mortgages (10 year loan both) however I have to take out of my pocket some % to cover HOA and management fee.

You'll never convince a tenant that they are getting a good deal, especially as a self manager, no point in even engaging in those conversations. 

They held a webinar for the Ekahi fund and told them they fired the property management, false they quit due to lack of funds.

You likely don't have the net worth, proper LLC management or proper separation of personal interests to make this an effective approach. there numerous BP threads you can search to get more insights. tldr - keep under personal name and get a good umbrella plan. 

Quote from @Carson Hyland: Even if you buy the right property, failing to manage it well will kill your cash flow. 

Especially if you are hiring property management.

I have a team that manages our ads getting $15-20 leads nationwide wondering if AI is beating that.

I'm now figuring out how to maximize the return on current properties and add value, efficient ways to self manage, etc.