She is being lied to. No agent is taking anyone to court, as that costs more than a year's worth of rent. It is simply a scare tactic. She will lose her deposits, that is all that will happen.
They should have no problem doing that. To qualify for ED visas they should be registered with the ministry of education, so they should be okay to issue you a lesson package letter for the DTV. How long they want the lessons to be varies depending on the country you apply in.
Location is very important. Not all condo purchases lose money when sold. It depends on location, and how big the condo is. Above 100sqm has typically the best resale value.
Kajetan Michalewicz actually they do understand very well, and are now starting to deal with those trying to scam the system. Another thing some are asking for now are tax returns, showing you filed, and paid your relevant income taxes, and are not just a new business created for this visa. It will get more restrictive as the months go by, and more scams are detected.
the first applications for both the initial 90 day , and then the one year extensions, require bt400,000 in a Thai bank account in your name only for at least two months before you apply. For the following years you can use the monthly deposits method as long as you have 12 continuous months of deposits of at least bt40,000 a month from an overseas source if you are not working in Thailand. Whenever you go to immigration concerning this type of visa extension always take your wife with you, or most offices will not help you.
Your bank transactions make no difference. As far as how long the bt500,000 has to be in your account, that all depends on where outside of Thailand you apply, as you can not apply inside Thailand. The time period can be from a few days up to 6 months. It just depends on where you apply
Just because you bought a tourist visa from a Thai embassy/consulate does not automatically mean immigration will let you into the country. The fees are not refundable so the embassy doesn't care.