Hi David,(1) I don't have much to invest ($280-$350k) and would want to diversify across different properties anyway (some DSTs are diversified, and I can probably pick up three different DSTs with my proceeds);(2) no direct participation in managing properties (tired of it);(3) illiquidity is not an issue (looking for a 7-10 or longer horizon, will need some cash 8-20 years down the road to fund the kids' college);(4) prefer paper investments in general, would be able to hedge declines in the real estate market with financial instruments (have a Ph.D. in finance and a CFA designation, but a newbie to RE exchanges).

My personal motivations and limitations have made me not consider turnkey, flipping and house hacking. 

We literally just got through the 6 month hurdle to get it into the LLC; now we are told it has to be a second home mortgage and back in my name to pull equity.Current loan is 237K owed; 450K+ apraisal value Yes - absolutely no issue getting a DSCR Loan Refi with an LLC, its actually typically preferred!

I prefer the user interface of propstream, but historically I've gotten better quality data from batch leads.

While 8% is pretty hard to come by for the average person, there are plenty of other options in the 2-3% cashback range for all purchases.

Personally I refuse to deal with any of the large banks, (Wells, BofA, Chase) and prefer to deal with smaller regional banks or credit unions.

Have you all personally used them and tried them in Seattle? 

There is no shortage of renters out here and Section 8 is my personal favorite for my own properties.  

Location doesn't really matter, but if you are in Seattle area,  I would love to meet in person. 

Personally I’d sell, if the capital gains after selling costs exceed $80k I’d consider a 1031.