Two books that would be great reads since you're just starting out would be Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and How to Invest in Real Estate: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Getting Started by Brandon Turner and Joshua Dorkin. 

You guys sell this stuff, no one promotes this besides the one selling it.  

Ultimately, this is the issue right?

check out the book in the BiggerPockets bookstore called "Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth" for the ultimate self-managing guide. 

So, while it might feel tough in the short term, these reforms will ultimately benefit property owners for the long haul.

Definitely should check out J Scott's book on estimating rehab costs: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-book-on-estimat...I wrote a long article a while back on due diligence that would also be worth reading (well, at least I think it is): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/due-diligence-ultimate-gu...

That line is been stated and promoted literally thousands upon millions of times.     

There were several issues  but here are the big ones that ultimately led to us backing out of the deal. (1) The right of first refusal provision which mean't the seller had to convey the sale info to the cell tower company and then receive written permission for the sale to go through.

Ultimately looking to get to 100 doors. 

IMO a bigger red flag would be poor record keeping on expenses and other documentation that would indicate property condition.Anyway, you're ultimately purchasing the income stream that *you* can achieve, not what the seller achieved.