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DST Investing

How Delaware Statutory Trusts are structured for 1031 investors: the IRS revenue ruling that makes them eligible, sponsor diligence, property types, and what ownership of a beneficial interest means.

• DST Basics: What Every 1031 Investor Needs to Decide Before the Clock Starts

  A Delaware Statutory Trust is a legal structure that converts a real property sale into a passive, diversified position — and closes in days, not months. The decision is whether that structure fits the investor's exchange situation.

• DST sponsor due diligence: fees, conflicts, and the questions that matter

  The single biggest determinant of a DST outcome is not the property — it is the sponsor. Track record, fee load, debt structure, and conflicts of interest are the diligence inputs that distinguish a defensible reinvestment from a regrettable one.

• DST property types: multifamily, industrial, net-lease, self-storage

  The Delaware Statutory Trust market covers most of the institutional property pyramid. Knowing which sector your replacement is in — and what that sector's risk profile actually is — matters more than the headline distribution rate.

• What is a Delaware Statutory Trust?

  A DST is a Treasury-recognized vehicle that holds title to investment real estate on behalf of fractional beneficial owners. For 1031 investors, it is the most common route to passive replacement property — with trade-offs that need to be priced before the 45-day clock closes.