I work with several investors in the area. and a deal for one will be different depending on what you are looking for.

I was going to use this home as my primary residence and do the 203K loan to build a ton of equity How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Im also a local small investor with a few properties in Tucson.

The main issue I've come across is that everything in this price range would be cash flow negative.

Hi everyone,I asked this question in another forum but didn't have any reply so posting here.  

Many new investors claim to have analysis paralysis, but that's usually an excuse for either a lack of confidence (you need more meetups and more authentic relationships with other real estate investors) or shiny object syndrome (you want to house hack, but you like apartments, but also flipping, and what about storage).

#7 I almost think you are trying to get a perfect property with no work or effort on your part, that is easy to manage and will be hands off passive investment.   

I would recommend starting with some fixer uppers if you don't have any experience with that.Good Luck!

Would a DST work to defer taxes on ordinary income from say flipping properties and using the trust to invest in more properties?

This is a thing that is discussed often on other forums.