I view DSTs simply as a property with an address, a tenant, a lease, and a price - subject to the same performance conditions of the market, regardless of the fact that it's granted to a simple Trust for fractional investor participation.

this will help with the administrative tasks (e.g. yearly 1099, pay off statements, accounting especially if the borrower pays faster) as well as helping to provide a 3rd party proof of non-payment in case you need to foreclose.Be sure to use an attorney that specializes in Notes, not necessarily a real estate attorney, to draft the paperwork and protect your interests.Good luck.

If you are investing out of state it is very important to build a trusted team with boots on the ground who know the area.

I was planning on funding the 25% down payment on the single-family rental purchase with a HELOC from my primary residence.

Greetings, BP Team.I am putting the puzzle pieces together in order to get ready for my first project, and ask that Houston-area investors reach out to me with the names of trusted contractors.Specifically, I am in need of a general contractor that:1. provides estimates of rehab works that come reasonably close to actuals (firm bids would be a plus),2. is able and willing to do cosmetic work as well as studs-deep rehabs,3. has a dependable crew(s) and is known to hit targeted completion dates,4. is knowledgeable of Houston / Harris County permitting and inspection requirements.As this will be the first of a long line of profitable projects, I really appreciate your referrals and any other recommendations that you could lend me.Thanks in advance!

I'm thinking of these terms.Sale price: 55kTerm: 10 years at 6% interestDown payment: 3kHow does seller financing work?

You are making more on that money investing it than you'd save in interest payments.

I'm currently stuck doing 1 or 2 flips at a time due cash flow constraints and needing to fund down payments.

The phone guy also asked what he could do to make us comfortable "trusting him". 

You only have so much cash to put down in the form of down payments and renovation costs.