The Vernon Hill model is very much centered around customer-service.And I've updated my profile with my current location of West Orange, NJ.

Vista is a newer company but have amazing customer service I only worked with them once, but see a lot of promise with them. 

They only provide legal advise to the realtor member, not the customer. 

Instead of cash we got custom features added to the house such as a sliding barn door to one of the rooms.

The first real estate designation I would get is the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR).Topics include:Buyer RepresentationUnderstanding Types of Agency RelationshipsCreating an Agency RelationshipClient and Customer Relationships, Duties, and ResponsibilitiesHow We Work with BuyersBuyer ServicesThe Buyer Counseling SessionOffers and NegotiationsBuilding a Buyer Representation BusinessI am also an Instructor for the National Association of Realtors as well as the National Association of Home Builders, so if you can't find that close locally, I would be glad to come teach it if we could find sponsors (i.e. a large brokerage, mortgage or title company, etc.)

I personally havent used a GC before but I have looked, and you have a lot lower chance of getting burned if your contractor has a good reputation, lots of reviews, references, satisfied customers etc. 

No ameneties yet, but considering developing something to keep the customers entertained. 

Besides the mechanicals (whether for not they need to be replaced), the "pretty" part of a rehab is dependent on your customers/clients/tenants. 

- Both bathrooms brand new top to bottom- New flooring and painting throughout the whole house- Updated kitchen with custom island and all new appliances, granite countertops- New lighting fixtures- Opened up the floor plan, etc...

So, clearly something that a tokenized security is great for and a custom block chain that never lets papers get lost, changes made without approval, etc.They gave me this to read and I found a lot more too. https://www.realestateskills.com/blog/private-money-lenders It is an extremely common strategy, but they want to take it to the digital world.