I would be coming in through an LLC, so feel comfortable with liability protection as it relates to other assets, but still, will be on title, so there is exposure.As a real estate guy I'm still in growth mode and am having a hard time swallowing the dst pill. 

Good luck I will say that it is a tough pill to swallow principal wise.

Tough pill to swallow because the rate I currently have vs what I would be refinancing into... so not sure it's the right move for me yet. 

I guess the reason why my wife is very hesitant on cutting losses is because between our friend and us, we have spent $92,000 out of pocket on this deal and I guess it’s a tough pill to swallow

That's going to be a hard pill for most folk to swallow. 

This may me a hard pill to swallow considering you apparently paid an attorney to draft your leases for you.

If you have paid, like we did, swallow the pill and learn what you can.

Youtube channel for the property that you upload tours for you guests but also will spread out to YouTube watchers.I can go on for days but I will say losing that amount of money on an STR is tough to swallow.

Paying above market to gain other benefits is sometimes a difficult pill to swallow, but for the unbiased investor looking for the best” ROI the risks and rewards must be analyzed rationally.  

Or let an AM swallow you whole like Blackstone did with Tricon.