Food for thought Michael, thanks. This is all really great information. I am in contact with a couple of folks over there that have let me know similar feedback and very good about responding to my questions and to be honest RL seems to be the most flexible host I have researched. 
Right now I am really just fact finding to see what the up and downs that others have experienced in setting up using both methods in my range; of number of students, my SCORM issues, and training (rather than class) reporting needs . I am still putting a demo together and need to put a proposal together very soon. I don’t want to go in to my presentation without alternative options whether good or bad.