You now basically have a duplex for sale and that's an investment property.

I wish the appointment was with him... its with an attorney at his firm, hopefully this attorney has a lot of experience and gives we several legal options... not another sales pitch. 

Quote from @Emily Gowen: I only recommend investors sell when they can move the money to a better-performing investment or when the sale moves them closer to a specific goal.

Purchase price: $540,000 Cash invested: $108,000 Sale price: $540,000 My client bought a condo in Lincoln park.

Purchase price: $230,000 Cash invested: $283,550 Sale price: $283,500 Purchased off market. $25,000 Rehab. $20,000 profit after realtor commission.

By negotiating a significant discount, buyers can secure great deals while meeting the seller's urgent need to close the sale.

And that’s if you can’t find something to buy for under $100k or time multiple sales at once. 

Say they sold the properties over 3 year period and could not sell the rentals together as a portfolio.Could they put the money from each sale into a DST then use the total to buy a expensive rental property?

Lower property taxes, affordable housing compared to LA (CA buyers are usually cash buyers because what they net from their smaller home in CA can get them a bigger home here, often covered by what they net from their CA sale), allergies (smog), and politics. 

It's up for sale in the classified section of this site if anyone is interested.