I recently saw a good video of using QBO to do proerpty management bookkeeping.

As always, seek professional advice. 

Any recommendations I make are based on experience, and not the advise of a professional in fire damage remediation, I am not a lawyer, and any advice I provide you may take with a grain of salt.In regards to the tenant, atleast in NYS, it is their responsibility to have renters insurance to cover their belongings, you are not required to compensate them for any losses.

After listening to about 30 hours of multiple podcasts, tons of youtube videos, skimming through facebook groups (which btw; half these people in these groups can barely structure a sentence and are full of online drama), calling these "guarantee you 5+ deals a day programs" and after hearing they require a payment of $5,500 for information I can get for free online, I am a little weary and I'm wondering if this is as easy as 80% of people who are doing it are claiming it be ?

I listened to a 21 days reprograming video  from you are creators.

Without being disrespectful, I don’t have the highest opinion the most real estate “professionals“.

Also, you're going to need professional guidance when it comes to asbestos, so hence best to involve your carrier early on in the process. 

Start with good books that have been written by highly professional landlords and people with a significant stake in this business.

A hard money lender is a professional lender that loans to investors that he or she may not know.

In a seller's market, I also remove the financing contingency and make the money go hard after the inspection period.As always, seek professional advice.