Always happy to help or point you in the right  direction if you ever want to chat. 

Is it possible for an investor to work directly with a DST sponsor and "save" some/all of the commission that would have been paid to a broker?

However, my strategy and company direction has changed much since then and prefer to keep the borrower in the property (think keeping a renter in a property to cover costs).  

You can furnish the bedrooms and list it on AirBNB yourself if that's the direction you want to go.

If they don’t have folks on staff that can help they can usually point in the right direction.  

Let me show the numbers; please let me know if it makes sense:Property Original Value $10,000,000.00 Initial Finance $7,500,000.00 Investors Money (Downpayment) $2,500,000.00 Ipotetical foced Appretiation New Value $12,500,000.00 New Downpayment/Equity $3,125,000.00 Refinance Principal $9,375,000.00 Cash Out from Original Investment back to investors $1,875,000.00 There are some MF investors that hold the property with no plans to sell and keep doing refinancing, and this seems to be the model applied by Ken McElroy.

During this 10 day period, you can buy directly from the banks with a pre-approval letter and proof of funds.

The guide is ambiguous as to whether or not that applies as an exception to CMX-1 zoning, or is applicable to CMX-2/3 zoning.

However, I truly appreciate hearing directly from other individuals with experience and knowledge.

That is if the property is with the City of Littleton then Littleton rental laws apply.