A DST is not necessarily the right vehicle to use for asset protection and anonymity - it is the right vehicle to use in lieu of a 1031 exchange for certain tax advantages.

Thinking about doing a reverse 1031 exchange but it sounds really complicated. 

The single family we are trading it in for here in San Diego was only cash flowing $5,000 a year.That loan will be with my same local bank in Cleveland.  1031 exchanges are a brilliant way to defer your taxes too!!  

A lot of these investors need to 1031 into something, and they are also banking on appreciation. 

What are your thoughts on other strategies like PML or 1031 into a larger property?

usually what happens though is landowner is not so keen on this as its high risk and why do it.if you bring them in on the deal they just went from Cap gain or 1031 potential to ordinary income and that's no bueno in a high tax state.. so have to look at it as well from that angle.If it was me..

Has anyone successfully completed a 1031 following their syndicate investment? 

I assume it's because he doesn't want me to see what number he agreed to with the owner but I also believe that without a purchase price the contract he sent me is not valid which makes the assignment void and therefore doesn't give me any right to buy the property.In my understanding a contract has to clearly state what's being exchanged or traded for what. 

My fiancé and I live in NYC and know we do not want to raise kids here. We have 2-3 places elsewhere in the country we want to raise kids where we also have trusted friends/family who are renters. Idea is this:

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You'd be taking a huge foreign exchange risk, especially when the peso is close to historic lows against the dollar.