The experience of cleaning up their "mess" has been a great learning experience for me and the inherited tenant has gone from delinquent to pre-paying her rent 3 months in advance ( I swing by there for a quarterly inspection and she gives me checks for the next 3 months).

A quarter percent rate difference here, a $10k difference in price there ... 

Problem here the tenant didn’t declare cats as pets.She ruined the unit in one full year and it took more than $11,000 to replace full floors in two level townhouse plus other water leaks damage.tenant left without telling.Now I am asking property management must visit quarterly to catch damages early on.Ozone machines did not help much.thanks

Will just help you out as you shop around.Final note: if you liked working with this PM (other than the lack of communication on maintenance), maybe ask them for quarterly pics/etc of different parts of the property in order to find a solution to this issue for the future.

To get into compliance, if it is even possible, you will need to speak to the city planning department to see if the property is eligible for rezoning, a special use permit, a guest quarters, or an ADU.

Additionally, this structure eliminates the need for active management, as the real estate assets within the DST are managed by the sponsoring entity.As an investor your level of activity would include collecting monthly distributions, receiving  quarterly reports on investment, file taxes annually and 1031 exchange your investment every 7-10 years (sometimes shorter depending on the market).

I think people are getting more creative thinking about separate living quarters (basements, split levels, etc.). 

Fees are charged quarterly based on asset value and the IRA pays the fees. 

Every quarter we get the QCEW (Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages).

For Example, maybe you can add a line to your lease agreement that says, tenant will take care of the lawn upkeep and if it is damaged, they will re sod it at their cost, you could add quarterly inspections