DST
While many people I work with are familiar with a 1031 exchange, I find that many professionals including real estate investors, CPAs, real estate brokers and even real estate attorneys do not know about the possible use of a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) which may be used to complete a 1031 exchange. My role as a financial advisor is providing access to institutional quality real estate structured as a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST).
A DST may offer potential benefits that might be attractive to someone selling appreciated real estate. In addition to allowing the individual to defer taxes, a DST might offer the following:
Access to institutional quality real estate
No management responsibilities, professionally managed
Diversification into more than one property and in more than one market
Predictability and flexibility when closing
Non-recourse, institutional financing
Flexible investment amounts