If you are already fairly active as an investor and have regular deal flow I would say do it anytime you can.

If the DST sells the property (or if you find a buyer for your fractional share), can you exchange that fractional share to a regular property? 

Anyone out there using a DST have issues with regular real estate activity such as increasing rents, refinancing, upgrading, adding properties to their portfolio?   

The commission on DSTs are almost always the same as a regular real estate deal.

., and as investors we all deal with them regularly, so why not share with each other our experiences and with whom, so that we might all have a source of information, allowing us the ability to know what company or who is and is not conducting business 'above board', honestly and fairly? 

I'm a long-time real estate investor and a friend of mine regularly asks me about strategies for him to get in on this market.

Really motivating to see how regular people can achieve their financial goals through real estate investing.

This area is not zoned commercially for business purposes and its in a neighborhood where there's nothing but families and regular residents... any thoughts?

He/she can also manage several projects at the same time that are not necessarily being done by the same GC.Each GC must be licensed and insured and will be responsible for pulling all permits and hiring/managing their employees and subs.Some of the CPM responsibilities would be scheduling, budgeting, selecting finishes and meeting up with GC in a regular basis. 

But you have to do it regularly to find the true gems.Good hunting!