They've changed the locks and the boyfriend has been aggressive and I can't even get into the house to do the inspection at this point.These tenants are really professionals they know all the tricks to get free rent, delays and avoid a judgement at the end. 

As someone already suggested, with just 3 tenants, an excel spreadsheet should do the trick.  

The way the call went just seemed odd to me.I was thinking maybe it's some seasoned investor trick, used to build anticipation on the seller's end.

I would greatly appreciate advice from anyone knowledgeable about VA loans or anyone who knows the tricks of the trade on how to get started with buy and hold using your primary residence as the starting point. 

Another trick they do is say property management free for 1 year, 8% for year 2 and on the pro forma show you make $200/mo cash flow with ppt mgmt at 0%.

YOU got tricked onto it right?

As you say the trick is to find the right properties that give you the ARV needed to cash out properly.  

@Mark NolanInterviewing the staff at each firm is not a great option for me as it will require many many hours of work, and I feel that if untrustworthy folks are able to get money out of savvy investors, they are able to trick me as well.

that's the trick getting the tenant to water the foundation and keep on top of it..

*The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist*