I'm not certainly no expert on asset protection but I'm unsure of the downside of having them in an LLC.Regarding lawsuits, I will tell you that insurance/LLCs are probably both great for protection but are secondary to doing a good job with property management.

My husband doesn't sway easily, but when he did the research and the math, it was a no brainer. 

Math is the best resource.If you have PtR, then RtP = 1/PtR

Please provide any thoughts on how to improve my due diligence process.Below is the breakdown of the math I did: 

You don't want to over improve a brrrr. rough napkin math: 70k purchase price + 46k rehab = 116k all in160k sale price *.92 (8% cc) = 147k147k - 116k = 31k profitSeems like a decent deal if you can sell. 

I saw all the numbers and decided to do my own math.

After doing the math it seems like I'm not getting something.

Hey @Nick Cortolillo , yeah that makes the most sense to use the DST proceeds as a secondary income and just keep 1031 exchanging as each DST matures over time. 

Curious if anyone can say what this math is telling us?

I tend to recommend some of the secondary markets to the investors that I work with where the growth is obvious and the properties still cashflow.