b'Negotiating new or refinance loans or new or existing leases, No new equity investments can be accepted (even from existing beneficiaries) once the offering is closed, and Investors are truly passivethey actually cant have a say in how the property is operated, The Trustee can only perform normal repair and maintenance or minor non-structural capital improvements, and The property of the trust must be held for investment purposes only and not for active conduct of a business (hence, the popularity of DSTs for triple net property ownership). To learn more, do a Google search for the 7 Deadly Sins of DSTs and youll see the complete list of prohibited activities. These restrictions make it difficultand potentially riskyto use a DST to purchase a property that requiresfrequentleasing,mayneedperiodiccashinfusions,and/or occasional refinancing, like an apartment complex or other multi-tenant building,otherthanatriplenetleasedpropertywithlong-termleases already in place. Tocombattheselimitations,lawyerscreateacomplicated(i.e., expensive) structure that involves the following: The Depositor (you) gets a property under contract and assigns the contract to a DST. The Depositor keeps a portion of the DST Interests for itself and sells the rest to beneficiaries. Each beneficiary acquires an undivided fractional interest in the trust. 181'