So his idea is,  you either own real estate conventionally thru fee simple ownership, or control real estate thru NNN.These leases appeal to owners who had properties for a very long time, unable or unwilling to sell because of capital gain reasons, too old to manage the properties, yet want to hand them over to heirs.

Fees, this is important but I would not say it is the most important thing to consider2.

About how much are you paying monthly for: electricity, water & sewer, PMI, garbage, HOAs, monthly insurance, and management fees (and anything else I left out)?

I'm curious in different parts of the country what builders and remodelers are paying in fees.

However this can result in extra fees hence increasing money to the City.  

This takes into account selling fees, closing costs, etc. 

Taking a straight refinance gets you a one time shot of cash, and some hefty fees.  

In the mean time, he can tack on late fees or whatever is allowed in the promissory note. 

One thing to note is that most DST’s are loaded with a ton of extra fees (sales commissions, etc), so they may not make such a great first option.

Seeing no point in paying me a fee or ability to collect the difference to be an additional resource to get it sold.