Dude, do what you want. I am in fact a gold-seal CFI and have never had a single one of my students fail their checkrides. As others have said, the route you want to take is not common, nor is it established as a viable route. I'm not saying don't go for it, but I've read plenty of great feedback from several people on this board, and watched a non-certificated individual (who's gotten some advice from real-life people) think they're wrong.

You asked what you would take for granted. From much of your response in this thread, it's clear that you'll take the advice of other for granted. If you ever wish to be a professional at this, you need to get that chip off your shoulder and realize that those who have come before you are the more educated from their experiences.

After reading this thread, I, personally, feel like I've taken my good students for granted. I've never come across a real-life applicant more combative and unwilling to listen. Then again, none of my students hide behind a keyboard.

Good luck in your endeavors, and best of luck becoming a certificated pilot. But I would state off-the-bat that you're looking right in the face of some hazardous attitudes that could one day kill you, and it's a shame your personality on a professional forum displays that.