You can do it.You can read about this journey and our specific case study in the book - Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth: A Real Estate Investors Guide to The 1031 Exchange.A couple of suggestions - 1.

There are a few answers, the two most simple are (1) transactional funding and (2) options.  

In the event you were to proceed with what you are suggesting & there is a claim brought by a plaintiffs attorney, they will likely bring both the management company and the deed holder in as defendants making the litigation more complexed for you, the defendant. 

Tenants Owned Homes- I will keep this simple, POHs are infinitely more costly to maintain than TOHs.

With my background in IT, my only suggestion to you is to get something that connects via hardwire CAT5e.

Now I have seen others in OOS investing sales put together very detailed FAQs and i suggest anyone selling to an out of state person have those either to e mail to the buyer or on your website.. this will cut down on hours of needless what about this what about that. 

Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.Thanks ! 

I view DSTs simply as a property with an address, a tenant, a lease, and a price - subject to the same performance conditions of the market, regardless of the fact that it's granted to a simple Trust for fractional investor participation.

Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

However, I suggest, only opting for a paid walkthrough with a contractor when you're certain about purchasing the property.