On the REIT side - When these investments go underwater, often the sponsor company will freeze or drastically reduce redemptions.

I would like to start connecting with lenders, attorneys, realtors, title companies, and all other professional in the SATX commercial real estate market.  

I'd also recommend you have a good relationship with an investor-focused Realtor that can connect you with a solid Property Management company, etc. 

Of course it is very important to do proper due diligence on the investment and the operator.As far as self-directed IRA there are number of companies offering such service, this topic has been discussed here on the forum many times so you should search using this keyword and learn from those discussions.

I personally believe his contract job contract got cancelled as i know others from his company left that same week. 

I started a property management company in 2017 and am now managing almost 800 doors and 6 construction crews.If I could do it all over again, I would have spent a little more time setting up business systems prior to jumping in. 

Where did you find this company and or was it referred to you.2. did you go with them because their fee's and interest rates were advertised as lower than other lenders.

We have been around the bigger pockets community for over a decade now and have more 5 star reviews on bigger pockets than any company on this website in any industry (>270  5 Star reviews).

Here's an article with things to consider when selecting a cost segregation company.

No I would not go with a company charging that.