How DSTs Let Small Investors Own a Slice of Big Commercial Deals

Real estate syndications used to be for accredited investors only. But a little-known structure called a Delaware Statutory Trust is changing that. Lucas and Luna break down how DSTs work, why they've grown from niche to over $30 billion in assets under management, and what the typical investor should watch out for—including the illiquidity trap and the advisor fee that can eat a third of your upside. They walk through a concrete example: a $15 million industrial portfolio in Raleigh that was packaged as a DST, raising $12 million in equity from 40 investors, each putting in as little as $100,000. No, that's not small money, but it's dramatically lower than the typical institutional minimum. They also compare DSTs to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and syndications, arguing that DSTs fill a genuine gap for investors who want direct property ownership without managing the toilets. A specific, grounded look at a structural shift in who gets to own American commercial real estate. #DelawareStatutoryTrust #DST #CommercialRealEstate #RealEstateInvesting #AccreditedInvestor #Syndication #PassiveIncome #1031Exchange #RaleighIndustrial #FractionalOwnership #REITs #RealEstateSyndication #MultiFamilyInvesting #CREInvesting #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #RealEstatePodcast #InvestmentStrategy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo