The reason those investor accounts are out dated because many operators get more institutional... when they go over 2-4B in AUM... higher splits and fees means less ROI for LPs... the trade off is reliability in terms of counter party risk (stealing your money).

ive already been qualified by my current mortage company at 5.25-5.5 floats around, the house im in i have been there closing on 2 years and the reason i bought it was because it was a steal, so if the deals there ill do it, its just my first rental i would like to be the best possible one for me.

I feel that the price is a fair deal for the house but I'm not stealing it.  

This ensures that no one can steal your photos, put up a posting, and collect rent that’s not theirs while claiming to be you  

It was almost stealing.

On top of this, they called the police to report that money was missing and accused me of stealing it.

I’ve had thieves break in and steal the lightbulbs during rehab.I don’t know how to prevent it.  

Of course if they send you an off market pocket listing, then you don't bring in another agent to steal the deal away.Make it happen!!  

This would be a steal of a deal at $178,000 but I'm scared about the defendants listed.

Certainly not in the condition where you would expect to get keys and move in.People that lose their homes in auctions often trash the place, cut the electric, steal the copper, and their utilities are usually cut off because they stopped paying them.Depending on the type of auction, the homes often come with liens that will need to be dealt with.