I don't want to name the REIT we dislike, but if you want to talk more about this offline shoot me a DM.As far as investor profile, it really comes down to someone's individual circumstances and what they're trying to achieve. 

That hurts and is hard for an individual small single family owner to compete with.Most of the new apartment construction is ending now and as soon as those get leased up, I expect we'll be in better shape for rent increases maybe into the spring and summer.I'm suggesting to all my rental owners to do everything they can to keep the current tenants happy. 

Once they transferred the home into an LLC taxed as an S-corp or partnership they broke 121 rules.Section 121 only applies when the individuals own and sell the home.

They are a large company that has buying power and a network of contractors realtors and others to do the work. the owner, Zach also here on BiggerPockets and has a stellar reputation for customer serviceFor cons - people will view some companies in a negative light because of this, but the reality is the individual who is thinking negatively is typically inexperienced and doesn't understand the businessbut....this is a reality as someone who has been in this space for almost 30 years.Contractors realtors, and others one day could be an A player and do great work.

If I'm not mistaken, the military exception of Section 121 states that an individual can, "Suspend the 5-year period for up to 10 years during which they are on qualified official extended duty."

Setting up a new LLC for each flipping project is a common approach to limit liability, but as you mentioned, it can get tricky with all the bank accounts and bookkeeping.One option to simplify things is to set up a holding company (LLC or C-Corp) to own the individual LLCs for each project.

I would recommend focusing on finding an attorney that specializes in partnership disputes and commercial litigation, though of course make sure that the attorney knows of the wrinkle and represents the SDIRA and not you individually. 

@Steven Taylor This is a great way to break it down and apply to an individuals needs.

If going borrower paid and not lender paid on the compensation, there are loans in the 6s as of this posting for individual property loans. 

Quote from @Lars Hartvig Kristiansen: I have recently bought my first two properties in MI and have been fortunate enough to have found a team that, while largely separate individuals they all know each other and work together.