If they're not familiar then it's your chance to get your foot in the door by bringing 1031 education to them.It's been a few years since I checked but at one time NAR showed statistics that of all the transactions potentially qualifying for 1031 exchanges, only about 10% were actually handled that way. 

In my experience, you are thinking through this correctly.I've heard lawyers say, if the loan is in your name (which it has to be for conventional) and the deed is in the LLC, you aren't treating the business as an independent entity and in a severe lawsuit, the corporate veil is pierced and the LLC can be thrown out.I agree that one of the best defenses is to run your properties well. 

@Kyle Carter we manage around 700 doors, with 92 of them being S8.When S8 applicants are properly screened, they can statistically perform a decent amount better than cash-tenants.

Strengthen due diligence with thorough tenant screening and independent verification.

From your post it looks like you didn't have a property  inspection by an independent third party and are going by what they have told you it needs to be a functional rental.7.

Check Mexico's tourism statistics.

It was very surprising how ABC’s appraisal ($102,000) was so much higher than our bank’s independent appraisal ($60,000).

"Susan Chang, a Los Angeles landlord who also represents a small contingent of independent rental unit owners, told the Globe that this only “continues the nightmare.”

Each of these could cause the borrower to need more capital during the construction process independent of the cash necessary to close.

After all, this is real estate, and it would be unrealistic to expect that things like tenant issues or other issues do not ever occur, even in TK or new construction investing.Some notable items to understand:1) This investor independently chose to move forward with this Akron property on his own.