The agent you spoke to should be ashamed of themselves for not asking you any questions and at least attempting to do a proper risk assessment.3.

I have been asking Scott to produce a one page PDF instruction page on proper maintenance of the DST.2.

Let them guide you at setting up your business properly.

I'm looking to connect with a financial advisor who might be willing to answer some questions about my prospects with a one-year credit history, the tax implications I should be aware of, and so on.

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The barrier to entry (education, experience, money, connections) do seem to be quite a bit higher to get all of those above mentioned benefits in comparison to opening a brokerage account and purchasing stocks.No essay needed.

Or simply connect with those that provide rentals to OOS investors as I did.

Ideally, we can connect next week and my team and I can provide a free consultation on what may work best for you and your Mom with a few more details, but if I were to take the situation at face value and try and brainstorm an idea. 

Definitely open to connecting 

I'm wanting to connect with an asset protection specialist to ensure that I have legal entities etc. setup correctly and I'm covering all my bases.