The KEY is that the brokers/agents who are excellent at what they do PICK WHO they work with and not the other way around.When you have a certain business model as a broker/agent you screen potential clients for a match.People who suck away all of your time, do not follow direction, and do not respect the profession do not even get past the first phase of screening.

My though is more in line with lower entry barrier but yet good size cash flow.

Some things with bad agents are just outside of a brokerages control.The size of the disclosure will vary state to state.

if you are screening them as potential tenants @Charlie KleindinstI am dumping them now good luck

Depending on what town and the size/condition of the apartment, you might be able to get more than $1200 a month for a 2 bedroom with the lack of available rentals on the market currently.

Finally, do not forget to take into consideration screening tenants and the management of them once you have them. 

I forget the exact statistic, but there is a good sized percentage of credit scores/histories with mistakes on them.Heck, I currently have two past 30 day late payments on my Home Depot credit card. 

There were definitely  A LOT of headaches and challenges along the way (which I won't go into because this post is already too too long) - but after total tenant turnover in the first month, I've got all 4 units rented to properly screened tenants.  

Will this likely change things or will they go back to that old size?

Knowing the size of the loan might get more specific recommendations.