Nor can we just assume that the loan officer here engaged in some fraudulent act.  

I have relied on both SIS and Mat for consultation when I was uncertain if I was about to engage in a prohibited transaction or if there was a way around it.You've picked a winning path - I suggest you read the book before selecting a Custodian in order to be better informed about what services you need from the Custodian. 

To my knowledge, our organization is the only one in the Self-Storage World that invests, teaches, raises private Capital, develops, acquires, and engages in joint ventures or partnerships.  

@Megan Greathouse  If the company engages in creating fake reviews for their company, setting up fake profiles etc, that is probably indicative of the type of people and type of service you would get from that company.

I am preparing a list that I will begin to engage once I vet them for credibility.

Rezoning process can be done yourself (DSD can give you info on the specific steps), but if it's your first time, it might be better to engage a professional consultant to assist you.

For purposes of this definition, an individual or entity will be found to have engaged in a pattern of business if the individual or entity by itself or with any combination of other individuals or entities, whether as partners or common owners in another entity, has engaged in one or more of these practices on 2 or more occasions in any 12-month period."

The fee is to keep you engaged.

Assuming BP does use some amount of algorithm, I’m sure that by engaging here in general you get more out from it as you put it in.  

I've personally bid on a handful of properties in the last 4-6 weeks in particular that went into crazy bidding wars (which I refuse to engage in, unless I can justify the numbers, but these were properties that were priced well to begin with).