First, deep relationships with people so that you know them well, they know you well, and relationship continues for many years.  

I will continue to expand, and I will continue this path that so far has been successful.

Yet they still continued to raise funds for NCM even though it was a losing venture. 

The flexibility allows investors to select the coverage that aligns with their strategy and budget.When clients receive a proposal, they are guided through their coverage options by an expert team member.

When you do that, you can get better pricing and leaves less room for error.The best advice is to push forward as quick as possible, fail forward, and always continue to introspect on what you would do differently and then ACTUALLY go back and implement that change (easier to say than do).

At this point, instead of continuing to pay the interest loan payments on properties that we will never be able to financially finish since the rehab loans will not cover the actual cost of the rehab, I wanted to know the ramifications of returning the properties to the loan servicer, deed in lieu.

If you believe it will continue to appreciate (like most of San Antonio), I would hold on to it even if there's a bit of negative cashflow for the first year or two. 

I also hope airbnb does not continue to get less host friendly.  

Continue to expand my bareland funding for land flippers .

Personally, if your market tends toward the former condition (better/normal appreciation) I think it's a fairly safe deal looking at the long term, assuming infrastructure around you continues to support the idea of renting it.