Esusu), so doesn't help landlords prevent delinquencies and recover debts. 

Not only that but it would give them a taste of their own medicine and may even prevent them from repeating the action in the future.

I believe it tends to give me a slightly lower return, because the sponsor is going to be more careful, and if there is a severe downturn will prevent me from taking catastrophic losses.

My wife and I both as members of the LLC solely for the purpose that the loan and title are under both of our names so when transferring this property over from personal to the LLC I am trying mainly to prevent the property from technically changing ownership and “uncapping” its value for property tax purposes. 

Do you perform regular preventative maintenance to avoid emergencies or are you more reactive?

Vacuum out the gap first... sometimes use a toothbrush to make sure there isn't dirt in there that will prevent clicking together. 

does having a contract with a listing agent prevent you from buying properties ... directly from owners?

Many alternative lenders have internal guidelines that prevent against lending on assets with any commercial components.

I imagine that some DSTs are failing, but the question is how prevent that is, and what are the circumstances of those DSTs in trouble versus those that are meeting their return expectations.

No one mentioned this as a factor, but I assume this would severely limit/prevent me from deducting anything other than depreciation?