The PMS around here are pretty terrible, I've worked with a lot of the larger ones in Cleveland and I think they just take on more properties than they can effectively handle and don't hire enough additional employees to make it work. 

Managing your property manager effectively is all about communication and setting clear expectations.

Point is the above comments there are many other more effective ways to meet the FINCEN stated objectives for tax evasion, money laundering and terrorism.   

The free marketing is not effective in a competitive market neither is the marketing strategy.

For instance, structuring investments through a European company that acts as the buyer of the properties and handles renovations could be an effective solution.

There's so much information here on BiggerPockets as well as the podcast and books and other websites, books and blogs too that are either free or very cheap. 

I have a calculator (semi-ugly but effective excel sheet) I use to look at the numbers on all 1031 exchanges I’m considering.Let me know if you want help with the calculations

The social side of Biggerpockets, like newsletters, blogs, and SM sites, is part of the problem.  

2- if there is a “problem” Will the “solution” discussed solve it in a cost effective, consumer accepted way?

So in effect investors already lost 15-20% of money.