At which point I can make a more data driven decision. 

I have not found any unbiased data to show that DST's are safe and more advantageous than cashing out by paying the capital gains.

If we're speaking of rentals in Houston, you'd certainly need to reach back and see what your wind exposure has been like over the past 10-20 years (if you can go back that far with good data) for this specific rental and area of the state. 

Hey Ajay, I want to answer your question with concrete data from 2022.Top Zipcodes for Investors in Indianapolis for 2022 by the number of transactions:1. 462012. 462033. 462054. 462085. 462186. 462197. 462228. 462269. 4623910. 46241These are 

Caveat, experienced investors rarely "shop" they usually have one or two lenders that specialize in certain products, keep all of the investor's data on file with current documents and they tend to care more about convenience, experience, and just getting the deal closed so they will continue to go to the same lender who can make that happen. 

Every part of that thesis is based on data and our own investment goals. 

I tend to be in the later camp as a personality trait and not as someone with hard data that knows which one is better. 

Unfortunately there is little conclusive data available here yet.

Usually only professional PM or Real estate agent has the average day on market data. 

Transunion's criminal data is severely lacking in most states.