I have been toiling over investing in DST 1031 Exchange vs cashing out by paying capital gains. I have read many DST PPM's and have come to conclusion the Sponsors are the only one that can reliably profit from these ...

The retirement/financial independence equation he uses is a paid off primary home, 500k in liquid assets (usually retirement, cash, and after tax brokerage account), and more than 1 source of income (part time job, real estate, social security for those of that age, dividends, etc.).

Curious thoughts on adding an EV outlet (no charger) for tenants to bring their own chargers?

You can use an amortization table to figure out about how much is left on the original loan based on how long the DOT has secured the property.     

They pump 13 billion a year into Social Security but will never be able to collect it.

There's no point in idly waiting - we have travel bins ready to go with things like window screening, exterior trim paint, gate latch parts - they're always broken, deck screws, toilet replacement parts, outlet covers, etc. 

Most 100% lenders will lend at 100% UP TO 70% ARV, which is tough to secure.

Any advice on how I go about securing financing for less than $100k?

If you/your group has building experience, my firm would be able to help out.  Let

You typically don't want to do any renovations before the 2 years is up...just basic safety and securing the property.#4.