So, they have barely an inkling of how to work with an investor to find "deals".Of course, most of the newbie investors don't know what a "deal" is either, with many of them willing to pay asking, or above asking prices.

In my area, there seems to be a ceiling on what people will pay for rent and if they have enough income to rent a $500,000 home, they will just buy one instead.

I pay myself on a W2, I've submitted my tax returns and a bunch of other info to them, now they want to see the company's financial records.

In the future you never offer to pay anything without receipts.

They didn't pay and left the place a mess, with plenty of belongings like beds, clothes, bikes, etc. 

He said it’s more of an incentive to get his tenants to pay on time.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

When using hard money, your rate is usually higher and you also have to pay some sort of lender fees and points. 

The tenant pays me $175 on the side so I'm still cash flowing a few hundred overall.

That doesn't mean there is no value in buying a boot camp.My underlying question is, what's really the value of me paying?