Many of us accountants have clients worldwide.

Their retort of course always is you can fix things over time but that minimizes and doesn't resolve that the expenses will be higher so if they are motivated I work them down on price for my clients and if not we move on to something else.

I have an Ohio client with an estranged spouse in Arizona (a community property state) and I need to figure out how my client can file tax return without income and withholding information from husband.

Yeah that's a pass for me and I also tell my clients the reasons I do not like those.When plopping down serious money on larger properties you NEED CONTROL.

The pro-tenant thing is huge.One of my first requests from clients buying large apartment building is make sure it is a pro-landlord and business friendly state.

The income & asset statements from all the free & clear properties we owned (here) didn't mean anything to them (only the IRS can attach foreign investments :)The first 2 banks balked so we went to a great mortgage broker & had a mortgage with yet another Bank @ 2% higher than the going rate (but I do remember the closing/legal costs were a little high).

@Michelle LoftisI don't know of anyone in Houston, but do have couple companies that I constantly refer my clients to for questions like that.

The point of the book is to teach a mentality that is very foreign to most people.

In all deals he is my client.

A majority of the stuff out there I evaluate for clients the numbers are off from the stated cap.