This was an invaluable experience and a key ingredient to fast tracking our success.

Track all of your income and expenses in report form that you understand and invite people you trust to review the report regularly and try to cut expenses and increase income.I could say more personal items as well as business matters that might effect you but I'll quit now,  The more you learn, the more confident you will be.  

This makes things very difficult to keep track of.How do you do your day-to-day accounting?  

looking for a way to keep contractors on track and not have them slowly get less motivated to finish a job as it moves along costing me money in holding costs etc.

They have an excellent track record so far.I know Ian also has concerns about Groundfloor's solvency as well due to the cost of the Reg A+ offerings.

The broker you're working with to buy into the DST should be able to offer guidance on thisAdditionally, I would consult with a CPA- you're going to need accurate continuously tracked basis going forward as you will likely have to do another 1031 into another DST at some point- most aren't held incredibly long term. 

The reason I didn't want the other house in my name was because I figured I'd only be able to get one mortgage but now I think I messed up being that I have a track record of being a landlord but it's not on paper.

The reason I didn't want the other house in my name was because I figured I'd only be able to get one mortgage but now I think I messed up being that I have a track record of being a landlord but it's not on paper.

There's no magic for crafting a sequence for messages (from my experience) ... lock down a good message you want to put across to your receivers, measure/track it, and tweak as you go!

Just a few points for you to consider to hopefully get you on the right track: * Option to Buy and Lease are separate documents with separate purposes.* Tenants pay a NON-Refundable Option Consideration Fee in order to receive that option.