Almost always it is in the customers favor to exaggerate or make false accusations against a business they are trying to slander vs the business which has much more to lose.

Many will provided exaggerated numbers or omit information up front. 

That spread is likely exaggerated in out of state, class C properties. 

Many exaggerate their successes to get you to invest with them.

Quote from @Michael Smythe: Besides MANY self-labeled "gurus" exaggerating their success, many of them just supply readily available info.If you're too busy to find the info and are willing to pay for it, no problem as you accept their time vs money solution.REGARDING S8 GURU ISSUES SPECIFICALLYMost of them don't share all the facts about how Section 8 actually works.They claim you can get HIGHER rent from S8 tenants vs private-paying tenants.Why would the government allow our tax dollars to be spent this way?

In some areas, I find that the information is exaggerated (applicant lied) to make their application look betterHere's how I use them:  A lot of times, the applicant will self report information that disqualifies them. 

😀Thanks for correcting my exaggerated assumptions. 

@Christian Pichardo not a fan of Tom Cruz as he exaggerates everyting about his success to sucker people in:(Let's address several issues:1) Buying on recommendation of "Guru": what guarantees did they give you about performance?

The need for an LLC is grossly exaggerated on BiggerPockets and other websites.

They make money on every step of the process, and there's a lot of incentive for them to exaggerate what your returns will be.