At this phase of my life, moving the money into a DST that makes 6.5% cash flow per year, or in excess of $3500/month with no HOA or taxes to pay makes more sense for me right now. 

If using zero down finance, you have no out of pocket and you can have your tenants pay the monthly for the solar system (with a caveat that if they use excess power from the utility they are liable for that).In that scenario, you've added value to your home, your roof is an income producing asset instead of a liability and you are having that paid for by other people.

I feel people will give up neighborhood amenities and excess sqft before they'll sacrifice bedroom count. 

Two main reasons - first to stop excessive inquiries on your credit and also to not draw on an unsecured line of credit for funds.

I don't think 1% is excessive. 

I personally hold 5 CFD's with values in the low 30's but  valuations in excess of 70K on each property.The reason i like the CFD's are that in the event of default, as a general rule, you don't have to foreclose, just evict which is much lower cost and more important to me faster.If the borrower defaults and I have to foreclose, I can turn around and sell the property again at an updated price.Since i only paid in the high teens for each of the notes, the downside is something I can live with.BTW, all notes are fully performing and I'm getting an average yield of 28-32% and have about 250 payments left.Final comment.

I have a question and wanted to pick a couple of your brains for advice.I inherited a property which is valuated in excess of €350,000.

The excess money goes to my current revolving credit card debt and truck payment with my 2 other loans and I pay off and that frees up 620 extra bucks a month I take care of the place for a year on my current job with my wife making 3300a month and then get this house leased out or rented then that people help pay my mortgage and costs then I get into a better mobile home paying about 300 a month and saving towards the next property soon after that year and making the next down deposit with my own cash and owing no one except the next person to fund my next apt complex!

I know the market is red hot, and we are not in a hurry as we are looking to invest excess cash flow into a couple of houses a year over the next six or seven years.

A couple of thoughts from a curmudgeonly old home inspector re Redfin and R.E. sales in general. 1) Judging from your excessive use of exclamation marks you're a natural for real estate sales!!!!