The downside is you now have a situation where they make more money the longer it takes to get your house rented. 

Had horrible luck making good money without too much time and labor involved. 

Up to now I've put my money into the stock market and I'm looking into diversifying into real estate as well.My current goal (assuming I decide to move forward) is to actively start in a year or two by buying a single modest place as a long-distance investor.

On a Hard Money and DSCR loan, there are several lenders that only do 1 hard inquiry and do not do any other inquires  until the credit report has expired (which is usually 90 days). 

Perhaps 5 years into the future, when I have a more stable life and future plan, I can use that cash flow that has been accumulating over the past few years to fund a flip and potentially make some serious money.

For move-in ready properties, turnkey companies offer convenience but often come at a premium, while working with an agent might save money if you’re hands-on.

Reason I ask is there are companies out there who will tell you that you can get business credit but in order to do so you need to be an operating company not an investment companySo just asking so you potentially could avoid spending good money and time chasing a ghost

Because many have been burned over the past few years investing with sponsors who had little to no experience and investors were caught by the glamourous and sexy returns that were being promised that they were getting four years ago but are now gone from big returns to big losses.So the first question you are gonna have to answer is how do you plan on protecting investors money?

was it poor choice of notes.. or do you think it was straight up stealing money from their investors ?  

I'm starting to believe that I could be saving some money by doing it that way.