So now an employer has the affordability to afford the coach/teacher manager and the over-sized staffing.

Love AI in the business though. 

Which would be more effective for pitching my Airbnb arbitrage business?

Most of these course instructors aren't qualified to teach anything but the most elementary real estate concepts and try to make their courses more marketable by teaching concepts they have no business teaching. 

yes, its a people business.

Many people choose NOT to have this, because the administrator will then vet every investment you make to ensure you do not invalidate your IRA.Invalidating your IRA means that you've done a prohibited transaction and the entire account is then deemed as distributed to you.If you don't want checkbook control, then I recommend a plan administrator such as Equity Trust - www.trustetc.comIf you are sure that you're aware of all the rules around prohibited transactions and disqualified people (who you can and can't do business with), then a plan administrator like Sense Financial would be a good place to start talking.  

Until then, I'll be trying to absorb everything I can to fine tune my approach and prepare for managing REI business post-acquisition.

Edit: For SFH A simple answer: everything is negotiable and every agent runs their business differently.

The coaching for Jonathan's The Land Method is NOT substantially cheaper. 

Plus the street isn't a busy one.