They are being extremely firm on only giving me a week to fix the car before they tow it and charge me for the expense.

I've been working with a firm that offers legal services to real estate investors for close to a year now and have slowly become a convert to the idea of real estate, looking to dive in personally and build up a portfolio over the next several years (I am living in northern Minnesota.)Other than second-hand experience I don't know anything about real estate.

My second thought was in regards to how I could add value to a firm that would be gracious enough to have me around, as this comes up regularly in the podcast. 

We do this quite often as it is almost common practice for Environmental firms to "recommend" a Phase 2. 

At my firm, we handle all sorts of real estate transactions, including those you mentioned.

You are an independent contractor in business to generate your own income with your license under a brokerage in most states.If you really want to be an investor you might want to consider going to work for a large multifamily investment firm where you will be living.

The mortgage loan officer hasn't given me a final firm number, but with taxes/principal/interest, it's roughly $1,100 - $1,200 per month with 25% down on $170K.

@Jason DiClemente that's what I am trying to do but she is pretty firm at this price.

The firm I work at has never actually been put in the position of having to uphold the DST's validity, as it is pretty well-established.

@Franklin Parker Sometimes PM firms have their own handyman, although it could be in your best financial interest to coordinate them separately.