Current DST property access · Nationwide
Explore Current DST Offerings With a Specialist
Find professionally managed replacement properties for a 1031 exchange, compare the tradeoffs that matter, and speak directly with a team focused on DST real estate.
Start with your actual situation
A DST should solve a real problem.
Some owners are under contract and need credible replacement options now. Others are still deciding whether another building, a net-lease property, a DST, or a taxable sale best fits what comes next. The useful conversation begins with the property being sold, the deadline, the equity and debt that must be replaced, and how much responsibility the owner wants after closing.
A DST can offer fractional ownership in professionally managed real estate without the investor handling tenants, toilets, trash, leasing, renovations, or late-night operating decisions. It also means giving up direct control and accepting sponsor, fee, leverage, property, liquidity, and offering-specific risk. A specialist helps put both sides of that decision on the same page.
A useful list is a focused list
See DST properties that fit the job your exchange must do.
Current inventory changes. A specialist can narrow the conversation using the facts that determine whether an offering belongs on your list at all.
- Exchange calendarSale status, identification deadline, closing deadline, qualified intermediary, and a viable backup path.
- Capital to placeExchange equity, required debt replacement, cash reserves, financing constraints, and minimum investment size.
- Income objectiveCurrent income needs, distribution assumptions, reserve treatment, tax considerations, and tolerance for interruption.
- Property exposureAsset type, geography, tenants, lease terms, sponsor, leverage, maturity, concentration, and exit assumptions.
- Ownership prioritiesDesired control, management workload, liquidity needs, hold horizon, loss capacity, and professional-advisor input.
Institutional real estate across multiple property types.
Property type changes the diligence. Compare the actual operating drivers, debt, lease structure, capital needs, and exit exposure—not just the projected distribution.
What the specialist conversation covers
More than a list of addresses and projected rates.
Offering availability
Whether the trust remains open, the current minimum, accepted equity, allocated debt, funding logistics, and realistic timing.
Property and sponsor
Real-estate fundamentals, tenant or resident exposure, sponsor experience, affiliated parties, conflicts, reserves, and business-plan risk.
Capital structure
Leverage, interest rate, amortization, maturity, covenants, refinance assumptions, lender controls, and what allocated debt means for the exchange.
Investor economics
Acquisition and ongoing fees, projected distributions, sources of cash, hold assumptions, illiquidity, transfer restrictions, and downside cases.
Exchange execution
Identification wording, equity and debt targets, subscription timing, qualified-intermediary handoffs, backup candidates, and closing probability.
Real estate ownership without the daily landlord role
Move beyond tenants, toilets, and trash.
A DST may provide fractional access to professionally managed, institutional-quality property while the sponsor directs leasing, financing, operations, and disposition. That can be valuable for owners who want to remain invested in real estate but no longer want another building to manage themselves.
- No tenant calls or day-to-day property decisions
- No personal responsibility for repairs, leasing, or renovations
- Access to property that may be impractical to acquire alone
- Potential to divide exchange equity among multiple offerings
- Private-placement risk, fees, leverage, sponsor control, and illiquidity still matter
Compare ownership paths against the same sale objective.
Direct property, net-lease real estate, and a DST interest offer different levels of control, workload, financing flexibility, liquidity, and concentration. The right comparison starts with what the owner wants the sale to change.
| Decision | Direct Property | Net-Lease Property | DST Interest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Owner directs leasing, financing, improvements, and sale. | Owner controls the property subject to the tenant and lease. | Sponsor controls the trust and underlying real estate. |
| Management | Owner or hired manager operates the asset. | Lease assigns stated obligations to the tenant. | Professional management removes daily landlord decisions. |
| Liquidity | Usually requires a sale or refinance. | Depends on a future property sale or refinance. | Generally illiquid and subject to transfer restrictions. |
| Primary review | Title, leases, condition, operations, financing, and closing. | Tenant, guaranty, lease terms, residual value, and reletting market. | Offering documents, sponsor, fees, leverage, property risk, eligibility, and suitability. |
Keep the property list tied to the exchange calendar
Start before the sale closes, then keep a credible backup alive.
Before the sale
Clarify ownership, use, estimated equity, debt, tax questions, income needs, and the professionals already involved.
While under contract
Engage the independent qualified intermediary, establish the deadline calendar, and define the replacement-property brief.
During identification
Compare primary and backup candidates for documents, eligibility, diligence, funding, allocated debt, and ability to close.
Through closing
Keep the intermediary, licensed securities professional, CPA, attorney, lender, and closing parties aligned on the actual transaction.
National property access
Your replacement property does not have to be in the market you are leaving.
Compare property and sponsor exposure across markets while keeping the exchange tied to debt, income, diversification, management, and closing requirements.
DST questions worth asking early
Get clear before the clock gets loud.
Can I get a current list of DST properties?
Yes. Submit the short form or call the DST specialist line. Current availability changes, so the useful list should reflect the exchange deadline, equity, debt, eligibility, property preferences, income objectives, and risk considerations.
Can a DST be used as 1031 replacement property?
A properly structured beneficial interest may qualify as replacement real estate for a 1031 exchange. The transaction, ownership, deadlines, intermediary process, trust structure, and current documents should be reviewed by the appropriate qualified intermediary, tax, legal, and licensed securities professionals.
Does a DST eliminate property management?
The sponsor and property manager control daily operations, so the investor does not personally handle tenants, maintenance, leasing, payroll, or renovations. The tradeoff is reduced control plus sponsor, property, fee, leverage, liquidity, and offering-specific risk.
How much is typically required to invest?
Many DST offerings may begin around $100,000, but minimums, capacity, eligibility, allocated debt, and terms vary by current offering. A specialist can discuss what is presently available and what information is required.
What should I compare besides the projected distribution?
Review the property and tenant fundamentals, sponsor, debt, reserves, fees, conflicts, cash-flow sources, hold and exit assumptions, illiquidity, transfer limits, tax risks, exchange fit, eligibility, and suitability.
What if the 45-day identification deadline is close?
Call immediately. Bring the qualified intermediary deadline, expected equity, debt replacement target, prior identifications, funding status, and any offerings already reviewed. A backup option is only useful if its documents, subscription, and closing path are credible.
Bring the sale, the deadline, and the questions. Talk directly with a DST specialist.
Whether the exchange is early, under contract, inside the identification window, or needs a backup property, the conversation is free and starts with what you need next.