Do you just eat the loose of the good faith money or do you have another way of getting out of the contract?

He eats with them, visits, but only stays the night occasionally.

I just didn't eat the bad ones and rest tasted fine.

I've read that hiring a private insurance adjuster can be a good idea, and that I should ask the insurance to provide for housing/hotel, as well as keep all receipts for eating out since we don't have a kitchen anymore.Any info & advice will be greatly appreciated!

You can not have your cake and eat it too.

This is sort of dead money because I am now paying a pref return on this money even though it's not being put to work on a count of I can only renovate units as they turn over.The other options are to renovate units with the property cash flow which seems like the wrong way to go about it - and that still doesn't alleviate the problem of property renovations eating into CoC returns though it solves the problem of "dead money".The last solution I can think of is to raise the money year by year as you need it which presents other problems.

@Luis Vaca, big names could eat into profits. 

Just a few things I did to help me save (and they added up):- Cut out the cable and use wifi/Netflix - Make coffee at home - Stop eating out, only making it a special occasion here and there- Stop buying unnecessary clothes - Switched from a 35$ a month gym to a $10 a month gym- Cut out "snacks" when grocery shopping- Quit smoking cigarettes - Be mindful of utilities, shut off lights at night, don't leave them on- And most importantly, stay busy.

Even with 65 k as down payment mortgage and taxes and maintenance fees will eat up most of my salary with condo prices at around 400 k for a one bedroom.

Even if you are successful, lawsuits take time and if you are waiting for the money to finish the project the carry cost will eat you up.