Cities will either not be able to comply or select sites that are currently zoned and used for purposes other than housing.This can lead to more complications with lawsuits and other administrative challenges that in addition to absorbing time and money prevent additional housing units from being built.

I was interested if anyone has gone through a similar situation or have any suggestions for prevention.

Naturally I would also have to keep buying assets as to prevent having to pay taxes on my annual income of $1M.  

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

What is preventing one from doing it other than they need to have at least $60k equity gain (At 75% LTV)?  

I chose REIpro because it seemed simple and will [hopefully] prevent that from happening again!

Tips to Prevent Future Issues: Guest Policy: Include a clear guest policy in your lease agreements, specifying how long guests can stay, whether they can have keys, and the procedure for adding an authorized occupant.

Are there any regulatory restrictions preventing sponsors from directly selling theirs DST?

Check your Property Management or Preventive Maintenance software out. 

I just want to hear it.As well as that, I want to ask what you could have done to prevent it one, or any red flags you saw during the screening process or before it happened, that should have made you act earlier.