I was shocked to learn in many cases the students are taught to associate with other GP's and provide services such as capital raising, dilligence etc.  

Focus on performing your day to day operations in a manner that will reduce the risk of claims in the first places such as hiring reputable service providers, sign contracts each time you engage a 3rd party vendor & collect insurance certificates where you are listed as additional insured from everyone who performs work on a property you own or provides a service related to a property you own.

At that point I really had to stop and probably take my losses because it was already more than obvious that thisguy is dripping me out running his scam at 100% full blast.

Research this carefully, set your goals beforehand.For instance, I needed to cover a debt service from my relinquished property, I wanted a DST with an experienced sponsor with a good reputation, and I wanted a 6% return.The return I was demanding eliminated much of what was out there.It was VERY easy to eliminate the many DST brokers out there.  

I am a full time realtor and investor.

Found this deal through listing services and negotiation process was more lenient than I wanted it to be.

Full disclosure: I am a speaker for FSU.They provide a ton of content and a defined path to flex development.

Should probably look into hiring some property management too - if you have cash flow but unbearable headaches of managing - might be better to break even and hire full-service management and then re-evaluate down the line

Found this deal through listing services and negotiation process was more lenient than I wanted it to be.

Broker will say you get to decide if you want high risk tenant that is on you to which I typically say bring me another better tenant then if you want your full fee upfront when they open and start paying.