Their fees are excessive (8.5% management, $13.75 for EACH service call and separate hourly and materials fees). 

Frank invests his Self-Directed IRA funds into a real estate project that his development company will be involved in order to secure the contract Ryan uses his Self-Directed IRA funds to invest in his son’s business that is in financial trouble David uses his Self-Directed IRA funds to buy a note on a piece of property for which he is the debtor personally Conflict of Interest Prohibited TransactionsSubject to the exemptions under Internal Revenue Code Section 4975(d), a “Conflict of Interest Prohibited Transaction” generally involves one of the following: 4975(c)(i)(F): Receipt of any consideration by a “Disqualified Person” who is a fiduciary for his/her own account from any party dealing with the IRA in connection with a transaction involving income or assets of the IRA Jay invests his Self-Directed IRA funds into a corporation in which he manages and controls but owns a small interest in Betty uses her Self-Directed IRA funds to loan money to a company she owns a small interest in but manages and controls the daily operations of the company Sally uses her Self-Directed IRA to lend money to a business that she works for in order to secure a promotion Lance uses his Self-Directed IRA funds to invest in a real estate fund that he manages and where his management fee is based on the total value of the fund’s assets. 

I still have to pay for the materials and use my own stamps but at least I don't have to lick envelopes.

Cost $2,300 - all materials and labor included.

I'm very well connected with any & all materials depending on what ur into?

^This will help promote you with other people who have keywords set up for your area.

Not sure if this is a promotion or if they always have the lower initial rate.  

@Steve Vaughan so just for the heck of it the CC company can check your score and deem you no longer eligible for their introductory promotion even if you are in it and then jack your rate up????

I would talk to a landscape co. or price out the materials (if you are going to do this yourself) and see what the actual numbers would be.

Unfortunately, all estimates you get from someone other than a contractor or walking and estimating yourself will be somewhat broad spreads as labor and material costs vary by region, contractor, economic cycle, etc.