Bernie Madoff made guarantees to his clients, so did Charles Ponzi - the "inventor" of the Ponzi Scheme.How will the guarantees be guaranteed? 

I'm sure there will be others with their own (and possibly conflicting) opinions, but for question #1, I always advise my clients to focus on properties in areas that 1) they currently (or previous) live in/near, 2) they travel to frequently, or 3) they have family/friends in the area.For question #2, the answer is going to depend on what you do for #1.

I got her money back of course, I learned that being the nice guy (which I am known for) has to protect their clients interest at all costs and you have to really use your head and figure out how to get it done while staying the nice guy.  

So all of the gain and depreciation recapture are initially still tax deferred.However, like Joe said, the down side is later when sold  you lose the 1031 option. the client will pay tax on all gain and depreciation recaptured from before the 1031 also. 

Disputes may fall under tribal court jurisdiction, not state or federal courts, which can complicate resolution.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Super easy to setup, yoand they offer a security deposit trust, client trust, and operating account with their package. https://www.enterprisebank.com/business/property-management

I have a few clients who like Ohio as well

I have a client who has done flips in the Springs.

If a client complains, you can always make a quick call to boost it for the month and then revert back, but I have never had to do that.

One of my CFO clients just refinanced 40 of his properties (20 of them are S8) in the Midwest and he cashed out 7 figures!