@Alex CorderoNo if the LLC is not publicly traded.

What type of startup are you doing that is affiliated with the construction and real estate trades?

Worse yet, I've now seen a few people on forums and over emails repeatedly refer certain contractors or trades in exchange for a cut of the business.

Yu can replace all appliances with 2-3 year old used for about $150 each and do most or at least some of the reno work yourself to save money but the trade off will be vacancy time.

I'm willing to trade these leads in order to become someone's "assistant" so that I can get MLS access.

Find a lawyer who does evictions exclusively (not a jack of all trades lawyer) in the county the home is in, because in our area, evictions take a real long time and if its screwed up it takes even longer since you have to start over.

I agree that the trade usually pays off if you know what you are doing and use sensible amounts of leverage. 

https://www.realtyshares.com/campaign/self-directe...Entrust and IRA Services.Here's a blog post about related tax consequences of going the self-directed IRA route should definitely read so you're well informed.https://www.realtyshares.com/blog/using-a-self-dir...I also know PeerStreet which also does debt allows SDIRA. 

You can network locally to you for real estate investor projects, and work both the flipping and your trade at the same time. 

Before I was a jack of all trades, helping to market houses for rent, doing scopes of works for contractors, and trying to fit in.