DSTs / alternatives for senior rental property sellers

[Susie Wyshak]

I was just perusing the DST posts, hoping they were a "silver bullet" for solid returns for older rental property sellers. They seem potentially expensive, confusing, inflexible and...maybe lucrative?

While I know an accountant would need to figure out on a case by case what makes sense, I wondered if for say 80-something year olds (in the $ SF Bay Area) paying taxes and having more liquid investments might make sense.

Is it possible some DST fees add up to what paying taxes on a sale would?

Curious to hear opinions and experiences of what you might do or have heard of older investors doing.

Thanks!