Mold problem won't go away!!!

[Evan Bonnell]

I purchased a fix and flip that got complicated when we found one of the basement walls was bowing in. It ended up being an easy fix, getting steel braces installed for about $6000. Then things went south...

I decided to gut the rest of the basement since it got water damaged from the foundation issue. I noticed quite a bit of mold growing up the walls, but didn't think too much of it. The day after I gutted the basement I got really sick. I was dizzy and off-balance for weeks following. A couple months later finally starting to feel better.

That's when I called in a professional mold remediator. Long story short, his crew blasted through the job in a few hours and the clearance test failed. I asked if there was anything else we could try, he got very angry and demanded I pay him in full. After a few nasty emails and him threatening to sue me if I left a bad review, I paid him in full, $7000 and moved on. Worst contractor experience I've ever had.

I then hired a second remediator. They pointed out all the things the last company did wrong, and gave me a quote for $4000. I had a better feeling about this contractor so I hired them. Just received the clearance testing and still have "slight mold elevation" in the basement, still indicating Stachybotrys and a couple other bad types of mold. Not the clean report I was hoping for.

The numerous remediation attempts and testing have wiped out my profit on this flip. Now I'm just trying to get out. Anyone with experience that can recommend a path forward?