Colophon/About DST-Vault
A publication, not a sales floor.
DST-Vault is an independent publication covering Delaware Statutory Trusts, 1031 exchange strategy, and the broader market for private real estate replacement property. We are not a broker-dealer and we do not sell securities. Our role is the one a publication plays: explain the structures, cite the sources, surface the risks that sponsors do not advertise, and produce the kind of writing an accredited investor should be able to read before placing a phone call.
§01 · Why this exists
Most accredited investors talk to a broker before they talk to a writer.
That ordering produces predictable outcomes. The investor hears a sponsor pitch before they understand the structure. They hear about distributions before they understand illiquidity. They hear about the 45-day clock as a problem someone else can solve, not as a constraint they could have evaluated at their own pace. We publish the writing that should come first.
§02 · Editorial standards
- Every regulatory statement cites the IRC section, Treasury Regulation, Revenue Ruling, or SEC release it relies on.
- Every byline names a real, identified contributor. No pseudonyms, no group authorship, no AI-generated drafts published as editorial.
- Every benefit-of-DST claim is paired with the corresponding risk on the same page. Readers should never have to scroll for the trade-off.
- We do not publish projected returns, target IRRs, or yield estimates. The IRS does not let us. Sponsors should not, and we will not relay them.
- Corrections are dated, marked, and never silently rewritten.
§03 · Masthead
M. Helene Whitfield
Former CIO, Pacific Coastal Realty Trust. MBA, Wharton.
Editor
Pending appointment
Search underway. CPA + securities compliance background required.
Tax & Compliance Editor
Pending appointment
Coverage of cap rates, sponsor ratings, and the secondary DST market.
Markets Correspondent
§04 · What we are not
DST-Vault is not a registered broker-dealer, not a registered investment adviser, not a tax advisor, not a law firm. We do not offer or sell securities, give investment advice, provide tax or legal counsel, or recommend specific offerings. Direct questions about specific offerings, suitability, or investment strategy to your own broker-dealer, registered representative, and tax, legal, and financial advisors.