It means they can help you accelerate the depreciation on the property, which will help you lower your taxable income  

Often times the transaction between the DST and the REIT involve a significantly lower commission for the brokers.

Access to financing, such as 90% of the purchase price, can significantly lower the entry barrier, but success still depends on having a well-thought-out plan for managing renovation costs, timelines, and potential risks to ensure a profitable outcome.

Do they charge any higher or lower?

The primary reason is that my parents' risk tolerance is much lower than my own (they are retired and are on fixed income).

Rental income would be $12-14k per year, so your netting $1500-3500 the first year before lowering the interest cost over time and increased rent (rising at 8% per year).So for $0 out of pocket you get another unit, equity growth(over time), income that grows and you created a unit of housing that didn't exist before.

I would like more frank communication.My other syndications appear to be doing fine but one was a conservative offering (lower risk but also lower upside).  

We will be refinancing from our construction loan to permanent soon so would welcome your thoughts on the lower rate today VS the security of long term fixed.I just saw that you have a local RE Meetup this evening.

You can win most tax appeals when your taxes are just out of whack for comparable properties so if you can find examples of similar properties with lower taxes, that is the only way you will win.

Quote from @Patricia Via: Why lower your standards or add risk by accepting tenants with quirky history?