Unless an investor uses a non-recourse loan the liability remains with the owner personally vs in the DST and invested into other large stock exchange companies which have the liability.6) Convert an illiquid asset, like a business, primary home, art, collectibles or commercial real estate, into a diversified portfolio of liquid investments.

@Kevin M Dobyns-Do they provide commercial loans for rentals or buy to live for a certain amount of time then list it as rental?

It would not surprise me if they were acquiring the paper and servicing rights to take an inside line on refi's for these customers if rates decline.Actually CFPB regs may NOT apply if the subject loans are investment or commercial property loans and not SFR owner occupied or consumer loans. 

Quote from @Seth Church: Investment Info:Industrial commercial investment investment.

Honestly, upgrading to a commercial-grade stackable setup like Speed Queen or Maytag might be your best bet.

If you can find a place where the HOA or COA is flexible and you are able to convince the membership to go into development and perhaps convert the property into a co-op you could build a new apartment complex with commercial rental spaces on the ground floor and residential spaces on the top. 

A "lake house" might be in a residential zoned area where a commercial use would be prohibited or at least require a variance (approval) to make an exception.

We are contemplating a syndication deal for some commercial office space.

Rather, they are four former commercial real estate brokers, with one of them also an attorney in their 60s or 70s that have a true hands-on style of mentoring.

Multifamily doesn't need any more pressure/demand since cap rates can really get low when too many people pile in, but I have to say that commercial real estate (including large MF) and other types of passive investing (mobile home parks, storage, etc.) can really make like much easier.