http://www.protearealestate.com/Very good for my clients.

I have over 100 clients in a particular program.I'll send you a PM with the details.

We have worked with plenty of clients that use the 1031, CRT or 1031/CRT combo, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's right for you. 

@Virginia Hunt I'm a huge fan of the 1031, and many many of our clients have used it (multiple times) to great effect. 

I know that they serve a need in the market with offering passive real estate investors a way to buy and hold real estate. 

Since they have no incentive to make lenders more money as a lender's employee would be, they can structure a loan allowing lender credit if the client wanted to put less money down on closing costs, and actually shop who will give the most if that's the case.

And in the zero coupon debt they have an investment with a lump payout in a few years.These are just two that come off the top of my head from what actual clients have done recently. 

Looks like they invest their clients' money entirely in ETFs as opposed to mutual funds, so there's less fees because of that and their ability to serve more people online. 

What are some tips and strategies I could use to calculate rehab cost to better serve other investors?

forget about it until if or when you are served with a lawsuit