Just a lot of people trying to take advantage and charge me for their knowledge. 

I charge myself the rent I would have to pay if I rented the same apartment elsewhere, by depositing that money into the "house" account.

I tried googling BPO and Cleveland but I only get the brokers in charge of doing BPO. 

Syndication isn't something that will take up too much of your time starting out, and there are plenty of people out there who will take the time to mentor you free of charge and let you in on deals.  

Someone charging upfront fees?

How many points do they charge for origination?

The PM  charges a 10% monthly management fee, plus a $350 annual lease renewal fee, plus 1 full months of rent when placing a new tenant.  

I remember they were charging a lot for the full service 'classy' accommodations & did extremely well with a waiting list of several years. 

I hear the market is crazy right now where landlords are charging really high rents.I have a realtor i trust but thats about it.

The holder of said easement could in theory put a security gate up on "their" road and charge a fee for the residents to have access to their home.