There are so many parts and pieces and possible places to shine I tend to think there is a place for everyone who has an interest.

This is why some (not all) of large brokerages are focused on closing volume and selling whatever is in the listing inventory to buyers whether the property is nice or a piece of crap.I do the opposite.

The house was a foreclosure in bad shape; the cabinets were missing a drawer, a face, and one small piece of trim.

And the accounting heavy aspects of REI is a very different skill set than project specific project analysis which is another animal entirely than a strategic investment advisor concerned more with your portfolio and holdings as a whole as compared to each individual piece.  

A lender is much more comfortable lending on a piece of property they can see every day than one across the country. 

These are all pretty straight forward and if you don't place yourself in a position of personal gain, then I appears you would be ok.Common Prohibited TransactionsCategories of Prohibited Transactions In general, the type of transactions that could fall under the prohibited transaction rules pursuant to Code Section 4975 can be viewed in the context of three unofficial categories: Direct Prohibited Transactions4975(c)(1)(A): The direct or indirect Sale, exchange, or leasing of property between an IRA and a “disqualified person” Ben leases an interest in a piece of property owned by his Self Directed IRA to his sonJen sells real estate owned by her Self-Directed IRA to her fatherTodd sells real estate he owns personally to his Self-Directed IRA Carl transfers property he owns personally to his Self-Directed IRA Mary Purchases real estate with her IRA funds and leases it to her mother Kevin uses his Self-Directed IRA funds to purchase an interest in an entity owned by his wife Peter Transfers property he owns personally subject to a mortgage to his Self-Directed IRA.

Keep in mind Google's algorithm is never completely revealed.The only piece that you need to hire out, if you are not tech savy, is building the site.  

Do not get fooled.Sharpen your insight to see things that are more difficult to detect.And finally, beware of wrongful blamers and false accusers.Thanks for hearing my piece.

The only thing I would add is remember that direct mail tends to work best when you send a campaign of 5-7 different pieces, 4 weeks apart from each other.

It is waterproof and very heavy duty feeling if a piece gets messed up you can just pull it and put down a new one.