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Delaware Statutory Trust Fees: Extended-Hold Cost Simulator

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Extended-Hold Cost Simulator

Users change the planned exit date and enter recurring fees, operating assumptions, and financing costs. The tool isolates the added modeled costs and cash-flow effects associated with the extra holding period.

For an export, select Download in the tool, then Save file when it appears below. Your entries stay in your browser.

What Is This Article About?

A later DST exit can add months of fees, property costs, and loan payments. It can also add rent, so the cost total alone does not show the cash effect. This guide explains a tool that isolates the added months and traces the cash balance through them. A fictional example shows why cash available at the end may still leave an earlier funding gap.

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What an Extended DST Hold Adds to the Analysis

This simulator answers a narrow question: what cash would the extra holding months add or use under your assumptions? It starts at the earlier planned exit date. Cash flows before that point are outside the model. So are proceeds from a sale at either date. The result isolates the added operating period.

A planned exit is a modeling date, not proof that an investor can sell then. The SEC's private-placement bulletin, updated September 21, 2026, explains that resale can be difficult and the holding period may be indefinite. The tool neither creates a buyer nor checks transfer rights. SEC private-placement bulletin.

Longer ownership can produce both costs and receipts. A fee total may rise while retained cash also rises. Or rent may fall short of cash needs even before a major repair. The useful task is to show each part, then identify what a simple model leaves out. A positive result is not proof that waiting is the better choice.

Choose Planned and Revised Exit Dates

Select a planned exit month and a revised exit month. The tool places each exit on the last day of that month. A planned June 2027 exit therefore means June 30. A revised December 2027 exit means December 31. The added period contains July through December, or six full calendar months.

The earlier month is excluded from the added-period flows. The revised month is included. Equal exit months produce zero added months, zero added receipts, and zero added costs. Even a one-time extension cost entered in the form is not applied when the dates are equal. This makes the no-delay case clear.

The tool permits zero through 120 added months and calendar years 2000 through 2100. These are software bounds, not suggested holding periods. It does not prorate a midmonth closing or use daily interest. If the actual question depends on a June 10 closing versus July 5, use a model that tracks those dates and cash events directly.

A changed planned date also changes the model's starting point. Refresh the starting cash and monthly assumptions when you move it. Do not carry a reserve figure from one date to another without a bridge. Otherwise the calendar may be correct while the starting amount belongs to a different period.

Enter Cash Receipts and Costs on One Ownership Basis

Choose either the whole modeled ownership pool or your proportional share of every amount. Keep that choice consistent across receipts, costs, debt payments, and cash reserves. The tool does not multiply or divide amounts by an ownership percentage. If you choose a share, you must provide matching share amounts yourself.

Enter monthly cash collections before the costs shown in the form. Use assumed receipts rather than scheduled rent that may not be collected. Enter property operating costs separately from recurring fees and loan payments. If a budget already includes a management fee, remove that fee from the operating-cost input before entering it again on the fee line.

Recurring fees are entered as monthly dollars. The tool does not convert a fee stated as a percentage of equity, revenue, or property value. First identify the fee's actual base and payment terms. A dollar estimate should have a note explaining its source and any assumptions used to convert it.

The SEC's July 2025 fee bulletin separates ongoing charges from transaction charges and points readers toward fee disclosures. That distinction is useful here. The recurring-fee field captures repeated payments; the one-time field captures an extra cost at the start of the delay. No market-average DST fee is supplied. SEC fees and expenses bulletin.

All monthly entries stay constant throughout a run. The tool does not raise rents, increase insurance bills, or adjust fees as values change. Use a separate run to test different constant assumptions. Do not use an average payment when its timing is central to the funding question.

Keep Loan Interest and Principal Separate

Interest and principal both use cash, but the model shows them separately. Interest is included in modeled costs. Principal is shown as a separate cash outflow that repays borrowed money. It is excluded from the cost subtotal. This distinction prevents the full loan payment from being labeled a fee or operating expense.

Enter known or chosen monthly dollar payments. The tool does not calculate them from a loan balance or interest rate. It also does not reduce future interest as principal is paid, work out a remaining payoff, or test whether the entered principal exceeds the debt. A loan schedule is needed for those tasks.

A maturity date needs its own review. A monthly payment assumption does not show that a loan can remain in place after maturity. Ask for the relevant loan terms, any extension right, its conditions, and any required payment. A large final loan payment is outside this model. Do not treat a result that omits it as a funding plan for that maturity.

If a separate extension fee applies, include it in the one-time cost only once. Keep it out of the recurring-fee line unless a distinct recurring charge also applies. The one-time field assumes payment before the first added month's receipts. That timing is intentional and may expose a gap that monthly totals would hide.

Set Starting Cash and a Chosen Cash Floor

Starting cash means cash available for the modeled needs at the planned exit date. Do not include assumed sale proceeds, restricted deposits, or reserves that cannot be used for these payments. The tool accepts your amount without checking a bank record or a restriction. Its balance is only as useful as that starting definition.

The cash floor is a minimum balance you choose for the scenario. It is not a regulatory reserve rule or a safe amount set by the tool. You might use it to test a specific operating cushion. Explain the reason in the source note instead of treating the selected number as an investment standard.

The tool tracks the starting balance, cash after the one-time cost, and each added month-end balance. It identifies the lowest of those checkpoints. One funding figure shows the additional cash needed to keep all of them at or above zero. Another shows the amount needed to keep them at or above your chosen floor.

Those figures are alternatives. Do not add them together. They also are not automatically inserted into the balance schedule. A displayed negative balance remains visible. It describes a modeled funding need, without assuming that new equity, a loan, or a required investor contribution is available or permitted.

How the Extended-Hold Calculations Work

The model uses exact cents for all dollar inputs. Amounts may have up to two decimal places, with a maximum of $1 billion per input. Blank fields remain incomplete; a known zero must be entered as zero. There are no percentage calculations or hidden rounding adjustments in the cash schedule.

Each added month starts with the same five cash amounts. Collections are reduced by operating costs, recurring fees, interest, and principal. The difference is net monthly cash. The one-time extension cost is charged once, before the first monthly flow. It is not spread across months or charged again when the delay grows.

The cost subtotal equals operating costs, recurring fees, and interest for all added months, plus the one-time cost. Total cash out adds principal payments to that subtotal. Net extension cash equals added collections minus total cash out. Ending cash equals starting cash plus net extension cash.

All modeled net cash is retained. No investor distributions or withdrawals are deducted. Monthly flows are combined at month-end, so the schedule cannot detect an expense paid on the fifth day before rent arrives on the twentieth. A real cash forecast needs those details when within-month timing matters.

If starting cash is already below your floor, the output identifies that starting gap. This issue may exist before any delay. With equal exit dates, a floor gap can still appear even though the extension adds no costs. Read the starting-gap line before attributing every funding need to the longer hold.

Follow the Six-Month Willow Example

Willow is an invented scenario, not an available DST. The planned exit is June 30, 2027, and the revised exit is December 31, 2027. All inputs use the whole modeled pool. Starting available cash is $20,000, the chosen floor is $10,000, and a $30,000 extension cost is due before July receipts arrive.

Monthly input Chosen amount
Cash collections $20,000
Operating costs $7,000
Recurring fees $1,000
Interest payments $6,000
Principal payments $2,000
Net monthly cash retained $4,000

Over six months, collections total $120,000. Operating costs total $42,000, recurring fees $6,000, and interest $36,000. Adding the $30,000 one-time cost gives $114,000 in modeled costs. The separate $12,000 of principal raises total cash out to $126,000. Net extension cash is therefore negative $6,000.

The final balance is $14,000: starting cash of $20,000 less the $6,000 net cash use. That final amount is above the chosen $10,000 floor. Yet the early part of the schedule still has a funding gap.

Checkpoint Cash without added funding
Starting cash $20,000
After one-time extension cost −$10,000
July month-end −$6,000
August month-end −$2,000
September month-end $2,000
October month-end $6,000
November month-end $10,000
December month-end $14,000

The lowest balance is negative $10,000 at the start of the extension. An added $10,000 at that point would keep the listed checkpoints at or above zero. An added $20,000 would keep them at or above the $10,000 floor. The tool does not claim either amount can actually be raised, and it does not add it to the table.

Test a Longer Delay or Lower Rent

Change only the revised exit to June 2028 while keeping Willow's other inputs fixed. The extension becomes twelve months. Recurring fees rise to $12,000. Modeled costs become $198,000: twelve months of $14,000 in operating costs, fees, and interest, plus the same $30,000 one-time cost.

Principal payments total $24,000, making cash out $222,000. Collections total $240,000, so net extension cash is positive $18,000. Ending cash is $38,000. The initial negative $10,000 balance still occurs, because the extension cost is paid before the extra months produce cash. More months do not erase the need to bridge that earlier gap.

Now return to six months and change only collections to $16,000 per month. Net monthly cash becomes zero. The initial negative $10,000 balance then stays unchanged at every month-end. Collections total $96,000 against $126,000 of cash out, leaving negative $30,000 in net extension cash. This is a separate scenario, not a change to add onto the twelve-month result.

Export each run before changing assumptions. Clear labels make it possible to tell whether the difference came from the duration or the rent input. Changing several values together can be useful, but it answers a broader question than changing only the exit date.

Read the Result Without Turning It Into a Sale Decision

The result is a cash schedule for the added period. It does not calculate a sale price, the later debt payoff, personal taxes, or the income that earlier sale proceeds might earn elsewhere. It also omits changes in property value and the effect of receiving money later. Those items can matter greatly when comparing actual exit choices.

Principal paid during the extension belongs in that broader comparison. Here it uses cash. A separate payoff analysis may also reflect reduced debt. Ignoring that possible balance-sheet effect could misstate the economics; assuming it without the loan records could do the same. Keep both questions visible.

The SEC's performance bulletin explains why calculation methods, included costs, and hypothetical assumptions matter. This tool's chosen scenarios are not actual results or estimates of their likelihood. A small cash gap does not establish low overall investment risk. SEC performance-claims bulletin.

Save the Assumptions Behind Each Scenario

Add a short note naming the source date, fee basis, reserve limits, and missing information. The calculator does not read documents or verify the note. It simply keeps that context with the model so another reader can understand what you entered.

The JSON export includes all inputs, exit dates, totals, checkpoints, monthly rows, limits, and an export timestamp. Changing any input clears the old result and disables export until you calculate again. Exported files may contain private notes, so save them where you intend to keep those records.

The page has no account, automatic storage, or import feature. Reloading it discards entries. Loading the fictional example or clearing the form asks for confirmation within the page. Canceling preserves your work; editing a field cancels the pending replacement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does This Show the Total Cost of Owning a DST?

No. It covers only the added months after the planned exit checkpoint and the entered extension cost. It excludes earlier costs and sale proceeds. A full investment analysis needs the complete cash history and final outcome.

Why Does the Tool Ask for Monthly Principal Separately?

Principal uses cash to repay borrowing. The simulator includes it in total cash out, while keeping it outside the cost subtotal. It does not calculate the loan's future balance or tax treatment from that amount.

Can Ending Cash Be Positive While More Funding Is Needed?

Yes. A cost paid before monthly receipts can create an early gap. Willow ends the six-month example with $14,000 but starts the extension at negative $10,000 after its one-time cost. Later receipts cannot pay an earlier bill without a funding bridge.

What Happens If I Choose the Same Exit Month Twice?

There are no added months, so all extension flows and the one-time cost are zero. Starting cash remains unchanged. A chosen-floor shortfall can still be shown if it existed at the starting checkpoint.

Does a Funding Gap Mean Investors Must Make a Capital Contribution?

No. The model calculates a cash need under assumptions. It does not establish authority to seek new funds, an investor duty to provide them, or access to financing. Those questions depend on documents and the actual circumstances.

Can I Use This for a Changing Interest Rate or a Midmonth Sale?

Not directly. Each run uses constant monthly dollar payments and month-end exits. A changing payment schedule, loan maturity, or partial-month closing needs a more detailed model. Do not assume the simple result includes those effects.

About Sequoia Research

Sequoia Research, LLC provides independent research on DSTs and other real estate investment offerings. This guide and simulator explain a limited cash model for a longer holding period. The examples are invented and do not assess a specific investment.

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