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. 

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.

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

Since you don't use gaurantors and I can't imagine an across the board income qualification easily applicable to students what is your screening?

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

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.

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.  

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.