It appears he may be running a ponzi scheme. 

However, you appear to be the type that doesnt really want to deal with some of the work or extra effort needed for those strategies.

A buddy of mine in Phoenix added a fenced yard and bunk beds to his listings.. nothing fancy, just a few tweaks.. and he went from crickets to getting three calls in two weeks.Preferred Landlord Program: This program gets you priority placement, and while ALE charges a fee, it's worth it for visibility.

as other post mentioned, it appears that its personal property and not real property and taking it over like someone would take over a car. 

This appears to be another article designed to capture eyeballs by creating controversy. 

But if there is a job loss and can't pay then do the notice and or cash for keys program. 

This appears to be a good deal.

any free programs?

She is in a good position with the contractor who appears to be in direct contact with the tenants in terms of minor fixes as they arise. 

We started looking at coaching programs and some of these things just seem ridiculous at 20-40 grand, and some seem more like life coaching programs as opposed to real estate programs. we don't want to syndicate we really would just like to find someone that we can bounce deals / ideas off of and have them assist in underwriting and giving us a better sense of security that we are doing the right thing.