DST Investments are offered only to accredited investors seeking to defer their capital gains taxes through the use of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange and as straight cash investments for those wishing to diversify their portfolio investments holdings or are seeking income and capital appreciation potential. DST Investments are considered by many financial professionals, an intelligent choice for those seeking income, the potential for capital appreciation. including a solution for 1031 replacement property.
In a 1031 Exchange, investors are seeking to defer their capital gains taxes through the use of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Overall DST investments are a way to diversify portfolios into real estate for current income, appreciation and many tax benefits.
The DST property ownership structure allows the smaller investor to own a fractional interest in large, institutional quality and professionally managed commercial property along with other investors, not as limited partners, but as individual owners within a Trust.
Each owner receives their percentage share of the cash flow income, tax benefits, and appreciation, if any, of the entire property. DSTs provide the investor with the potential for annual appreciation and depreciation (tax shelter), and most have minimum investments as low as $100,000, allowing some investors the benefit of diversification into several properties.
DST held properties are passive real estate investments that have professional asset management firms overseeing property acquisition, due diligence, loan sourcing when financing, asset management, property management when not triple net (NNN) leased, and property disposition.
The DST ownership option essentially offers the same benefits and risks that an investor would receive as a single large-scale investment property owner, but without any management responsibility.
Property types may include storage facilities, multifamily apartment communities, office buildings, industrial properties, multi-tenant retail, student housing, assisted the living, hotels, self-storage facilities, medical office, single-tenant retail properties and other properties.