Many broker also carry and do appraisal, loan (two types), home inspection, general contractor, and a professional engineers(in SFBA techie heavy).

I negotiated with the owner on one and got the price to 450k with a 50k seller carry back.

How much is your carrying costs?

If you have carry over unused losses built up that might offset some of the taxes from a failed exchange and reduce the amount.To make most DST's work they have to be very large in size as fees are made off of putting it together.

Umbrella policies are very cheap and cover your vehicles, your home, some professional pursuits and recreational vehicles in a secondary manner.

I have located a 6 unit income property in my area. it has 4 two beds and 2 three beds. the seller wants $450,000 and is willing to carry with 20% down at 4% over 15yrs.

The common advice seems to be, work at a fix before buying.Bring it to the seller in a tactful/reasonable way and just let them know that it’s a concern and I want to have it further evaluated prior to closing.I am hoping that they do not have a problem with it.Someone suggested threatening to walk and/or notifying bank of our suspicion and the fact that they will not let us inspect.I am trying to avoid any kind of antagonizing approach in the hopes that this can be resolved/mitigated without too much issue.I do like the property and not wanting to walk away, just want to figure out a way to resolve before I take ownership.For now, my summary action plan is to move forward with tactfully notifying the seller of my concern and desire to inspect, complete an inspection, mitigate or come up with a plan to mitigate and then also empower tenants to work with management at addressing mold by reporting any leaks in a timely manner to allow for prompt fix, as well as possibly suggesting they purchase damprid which I hear helps with moisture and making sure to pass on educational/informational material on indoor air quality.There is an indoor air quality guide that someone in a facebook group that I am part of suggested, which I intend to make as part of my lease addendums/guides for tenants.https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaqI do have a contractor lined up to address some regrading issues and also visible cracks which could be where the moisture is coming in through.The challenge is that mold is everywhere and I do not doubt, that we will find something, the key is to work together to “address/mitigate” vs. turning a blind eye which I suspect may have happened here.In the end, I like and appreciate all the comments.I think the comment that sums it up well is @ Clay Hartwig’s comment that the problem is not limited to just the tenants getting sick, the problem is also in working to mitigate moisture which could essentially kill the house.Thanks again to everyone that offered suggestions on what to do here.

I had a similar applicant with 600 credit, great manners, few collections on repot, employed, looked like a true gentleman.

The best way to defer for these types of clients is for them to do an Owner Carry on the sale, if at all possible.  

Deal points are as follows:2 separate properties both in N California61 unit park with 11 park owned homeslarge club house, common areas and homes really good condition40 unit park good condition but very small town 7 park owned homes.90% occupancy currentlyCurrently both gross income 504k annually I have in contract at 3.5 million owner is willing to carry a 1st at 5.5% over 30 years if I put down 30%.