@Philip Choi I would always recommend going with a professional property manager.

The main guy that pitches this stuff on here and all over the internet is from your State and even lost an AZ professional license.

They can guide you on how to improve your debt-to-income ratio and potentially qualify for favorable financing.Schedule a meeting with a mortgage professional who can review your financial details and provide personalized advice.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Numerous DSTs are now curtailing distributions, and I don’t think they are even allowed to make capital calls, unless they blow up the DST structure and turn it into a taxable (and very unattractive) syndication.So I think carefully considering market cycles is still a necessary analysis, even though it’s always a guess or speculation on the investors side.

I would still always recommend a professional inspection. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

This is a professional organization of Residential Property Managers

If you are willing to meet remotely there are 20+ professionals on this site who can help. 

Also if you are not careful in his group you may shave your head and spend your days at the airport handing out flowers.