not to mention you can go on E bay and for 50 bucks or less you can buy any Guru's printed materials or tapes.. they all give them at the start of their seminars in exchange for the big fee's folks pay to go.. 

There’s a rigid plastic type material that’s used in dairies and on farms that I’ve seen used.

It’s disorganized, lacks any agendas, materials, or content.

Legal Implications & Ramifications : As an example; the iconic PCH homes in Malibu and many in the upper foothills might not permitted to build back, certainly not to the same extent or materials.

He said there shouldn't be any repairs and whenever there were repairs, he paid for the materials and had them be installed.

The problem is you can't afford to properly make repairs when you are dealing with the lower tier properties and go with the cheapest bids doing nothing but putting duct tape on issues that will become recurring or believing you are making the repairs correctly but use inferior labor and materials because its all the property can absorb cost wise.  

Does anyone have experience with Ivory Home’s predesigned materials packages?

Most blinds are tough and time consuming to clean, prone to breakage/creases, strings break and get stained etc. 

As you can see in this string on comments Brian Spears account is closed.

Overseeing tradesmen while they work on your properties sounds like material participation to me.