It is cheap in the big scheme of things and is an extra layer of protection.

The tenant having renters insurance (that does not have a dog bite / dog breed exclusion) is your first line of defense against this situation.Having the property manager named as additional insured on the renters policy brings that layer of protection from the renters policy over to the property manager.BUT... if you as property manager do not enforce the tenant having a renters policy (without dog bite / dog breed exclusions) it opens the property owner up to a lawsuit from a dog bite as well as your property management company. 

There is one more little layer: the house is owned by Curt's land trust, and a person I have not mentioned, Marion, is the trustee (I think that's the term), so in a technical sense, I loaned to whatchamacallit land trust.Yep, a lot of moving parts.

It may require you to maintain a specific liquidity ratio over the life of the loan, or maintain cash reserves equal to a specific number of payments, or upon inspection prior to the loan being Funded, Require you to come out of pocket with cash, for instance, to replace the roof because it has more than two layers on it, replace or grind concrete that has heaved, or embark on a program of replacing balconies that have rotted within a certain amount of time, et cetera...

It sounds like in your situation, the "DST" just layered in additional fees to process a 1031 exchange.The syndication game is rigged for the sponsor - and in some ways, it should be.

Plus, they are picky on what regions that work in, which is another layer to look into.The second group, with the right experience, does 10.5%-11.5% Interest only for 90%, and if the values come back in their valuation, will do a second on the down payment at about 17% IO so it balances out at 100% LTC. 

If the HOA needs to approve each tenant that could add a layer of complication that may not make an MTR strategy worth it.

I always need to be busy so the "extra layers" that asset has is interesting to me and the value I can create is amazing.I like to keep busy if you can't tell.

However, this might expose your operational LLC to risks associated with your rental properties, which could be mitigated by keeping them separate.Cons: Separating Y from X could provide an extra layer of protection.

If its done right from the beginning yes it adds a great layer of protection, but again - most do not do it the right way so its not providing any benefit.