It will cost you, but it will be worth the peace of mind going forward, knowing you won't be held liable for any half-measures taken in your renovation that fail and cause damage in the future.

You would probably otherwise be limited to private equitable remedies. 

Many contractors prefer to specialize in certain areas, have limited resources, and will charge more because they don't want the job. 

They also are not tied to the 35 non accredited investor limits.

The correct way to measure the overall performance of the investment would be through a Cumulative Return or Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).

With the Self Directed accounts your leverage IS more limited, but ALSO your risk is reduced due to that lower leverage and non-recourse type of loans.

I am not hard to find if someone wants to work with me.As someone who has run an on-market real estate team with as many as fifty agents in the past, I can tell you that the problem is that real estate agents are lazy and unfocused and want the low-hanging fruit with limited work.

About 15 years ago contract for deeds were virtually eliminated in Texas by legislation which not only limited the benefits of using a CD, but introduced severe penalties for even minor issues of non compliance.  

I believe too many lean back on feelings vs figuring a measure for fact's, and end up with who had best marketing and than blames the sub-par experience on the venture as a whole. 

It just has limitations on how many deals you can run and save, so I delete them.