There has been an increase in gurus selling seller financing training programs because interest rates have risen.

Given that this website invented the term "house hack," it's only appropriate that BP as a business pull off an "office hack" - and btw, yes, the financing is better for owner operated offices, as well) that blunts much of the risk.We all know folks that purchased lots of SFRs in the aftermath of 2008, I also know some folks that purchased offices in the aftermath of 2008.

@Jessica HowellIn the operating agreement we typically put like $1,000 as initial contribution.

Verify the purchase price, potential rental income, and operating costs to determine whether it’s truly profitable.Understand Debt: Taking on $500,000+ in debt is a serious commitment.

I have several single-family homes here locally, operating as short-term rentals and long-term rentals.

Would you be open to a quick zoom / phone call so I can ask a few more questions on how you run your operation? 

It also is helpful to have a California LLC in case you ever sell that property and move into another state so that you do not need to form a new LLC altogether with new operating agreement, just re-register in the new state as a new foreign LLC.

I set up virtual accounts for each property that is linked to my main operating account.

Test the waters with the sponsor for 3-5 years as they hold the properties in the DST, then decide if you want to align with them as a part of your long estate plan.Last (and best) recommendation: Ask your broker what the funds from operations (FFO) ratio is.

Here's a breakdown to my best knowledge  Real Estate Investment Trusts are companies that own, operate, or finance income-producing real estate.