I hopes simple implementations can save you thousands of dollars and countless hours or pain lol...Real estate is fun but needs to be respected and without that level of attention and respect it requires.

For example:- Bad English/grammar throughout their website ("Real Estate Loan Programme"):- Unrealistic terms (no legit private/hard money lender would offer these terms):- "Standard Terms & Conditions" document provided on their website that sounds just good enough to perhaps convince the unknowing that maybe they're legit, but for someone that knows better this document is easily recognized as a complete joke. 

Second they work with houses that fit their criteria such that they can get volume deals on materials, which they warehouse locally, and they are working towards implementing streamlining procedures for picking and shipping for maintenance and rehab jobs.

@John RickgarnI would highly recommend against using a trust company with a focus on providing processing services to IRA clients for the implementation of a Solo 401(k).  

Looking to househack in either Bettendorf (nice neighborhoods/appreciation) or Rock Island/Moline (for cashflow), but also want to hear all the other strategies people have had success implementing in the area as well!

More specifically, do you know what investment strategy you want to implement?

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With this direction of things, implementing, training up and than running with a simple SIMPLE 3 person team, it can have impact and fell as though it's an entire organization behind you.

Whats missing within the industry that we should / could implement?. 

However, you can make certain properties work depending on your strategy, implementing creative financing strategies (seller financing if they have 100% equity usually), to keep your debt service lower.