At the end of the day, the sellers looking to transact in creative finance transactions are normally the owners of real estate that cannot sell easily in an arms length transaction or are gouging  the buyer on price.

I will have easily over 6 months of PITI and interest payment reserves.

I want to slow my life down a bit and enjoy the fruits of my labors (I had cancer a few years ago and I acknowledge my time to enjoy life is finite).It occurred to me that I should just cash-out refinance my properties that are fully stabilized and that have significant equity, but that can also easily support the new debt incurred. 

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.

I've been in other groups and had better luck finding partners for deals.Summary: The 3 day class is easily worth the $1500, IMO.

I've been hearing" is not a great route to learn.This is easily a 1-hour talk, but the crux of it is:Step 1.

Quote from @Jack Schwartz Schwartz: You can easily find the owner’s name and address in the tax records at your local Town Office.

It seems these can be constructed fairly easily for around 6-8K.

CRE is a way different beast than residential where you can prospect for listings and buyers more easily.

I guess that's kind of my point, I could easily see loosing 10-15% of my profitability using a management company, so it makes the DST fees more palatable when I factor in how much more time I would get back from passive investing vs. vetting/managing a management company and possibly still being active at times.