Today is very different as it is all about the management (and not appreciation) compared to past where management could suck but you still had superior apprecation.This will not crash housing of course but all those "creative" deals where people are paying more than market value are going to realize they have no exit. 

In my opinion, both have their pros and cons and neither is 100% superior to the other.

For active investments I advocate considering how you can diversify WITHOUT ceding your competitive advantage nor the superior profitability of the niche your in.As an example my business is running an investment fund and syndication high interest commercial mortgage loans secured by income producing real estate. 

Is one of these institutions superior for any reason? 

Yes, it's true that you might be able to find a product you need at a greater discount when a brand like Wayfair or CB2 is having a sale, but I've found that they truly do offer superior discounts at scale, even considering the fee. 

Equity growth is the priority with mitigating any cash flow loss or optimizing the property for superior cash flow.

Andre, Land Title, Stewart Title or Superior Title would be able to help you with that. 

It's far superior to something that they must do each month.

I actually tried Cherif Medawar's program and have found Licensing Experts vastly superior in a couple of ways. 

We tend to stay just below our competition with a superior product.