You cannot spend too much time on any one door because you cannot charge beyond the market rate for any single door, so each door needs to follow the process efficiently and precisely. 

Therefore always seek out existing clients to ensure the bank is operating the construction loans on their books efficiently on behalf of the borrowers.

Stessa is great if you are an individual who owns real estate.The reason is that Stessa can create a profit and loss statement but from my understanding, they do not have the capability to create a balance sheet which is required if you are operating as an entity.In general, I recommend Quickbooks(Desktop) as it is much more cost efficient than the online version.

Are there self-directed, non-safe-harbor solutions that are more cost efficient than safe harbor plans that I am missing? 

it is my view that the market is efficient.  

A business or real estate attorney or estate attorney will not know enough specifics in the detail to arrange true protections of combining cost efficient LLCs and managing holding companies and trusts to shield you from liability.

Hey, been in wholesale business for a little over a year, always looking for creative and efficient ways to build a buyer's and seller's list.

It would be great to have a timer to actually track reviewer's loan progress from start to close.For me personally, I'd like to choose the lender who works the most transparently, efficiently, and overall professionally.What are your thoughts?

Any tools or methods you recommend for better efficiency and transparency?

Two potential challenges:1) Finding someone with ALL the necessary expertise2) Finding someone that has enough time or can work efficiently to maintain your list