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Pennsylvania even had cases where lawyers were disbarred for selling overly complicated trust structures to older clients who didn’t need them.2.

With regard to your "DST" and as with many highly structured tax vehicles that have a potential "self dealing" quality to them, there are a number of potential potholes you can easily step in along the way (e.g., constructive receipt doctrine, effective control over nominal 3rd party relationships, lack of genuine risk bearing and compliance with transactional terms, etc.).

These loans are structured a bit differently than conventional loans; the borrower pays the origination to the loan officer instead of the lender paying them, so it’s an up front fee.

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I think there must be some organization that has this canned business model ready to go and approaches people who have names / followings and offers to implement it for them, given the near absolute uniformity in the advertising, and the convention / sell / upsell structure with all the exact same sales tactics, just substituting out the guru for the flavor of the week.

Setup costs vary: Tier 1 (online services like LegalZoom) costs $50–$300 plus state fees (~$99 in Ohio), Tier 2 (with an attorney) costs $500–$1,500 for tailored structuring, and Tier 3 (with a specialized attorney and CPA) starts at $2,500 for complex setups.LLC will not save any taxes and would still be reported in your personal taxes if LLC is SMLLC.

I am not against owning real estate through LLC's,  LP's or other structures.

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How is the fee structure?