Hi @Nathaniel Ortiz - these types of deals can be difficult to analyze, but if you have a end buyer interested then breaking it down piece by piece is best.Walking the property before submitting an offer is the best way to hedge against risk.

The best DST programs only stay open for a few weeks in today's market, making ID'ing them difficult. 

Without knowing your market it is going to be difficult to say if you have really added much short term equity.

I am aware that LA is difficult to cash flow but I would like to get as close as possible.

Ideally, I am looking for a multi-family, but I understand that is difficult at this price point, so I am also looking at SFH. 

What is the role that you find the most difficult to find good workers?

I've add others just tell me to look at occupancy, which is a difficult to use at high occupancy levels when I'm looking to add a substantial number of new units to the inventory.

Honestly, one of the more difficult challenges in real estate investing is managing your contractors.

As for audit risk, it's very difficult to reduce audit risk while using disregarded entities.

The market is very hot right now (like many other large cities) and it seems to be difficult to find properties.