And it might not look very tempting when put together.This part is for anyone reading this who never comments: My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if everything goes wrong.

I guess my questions that still remain: Did the city in theory have a lot of leverage in these negotiations after the second failed attempt at rezoning by the developers? 

You have any idea how much money it would cost you to attempt to initiate a class action?  

One particular point can not be over emphasized; even if someone has and is willing to invest the capital in attempting to build or scale their business or investments, they still May fail if they do not possess or can not evaluate those who CLAIM to possess the necessary expertise required for scaling. 

We raised them in a fantasy ultra-Marxist nirvana concept that not only does not exist but has never existed in the world because in literally every attempted iteration ever taken of any size of scale, be it commune or country, has failed miserably. 

He also doesn't control regulations in the states/cities, but his attempts to cut regulations may trickle down and impact personal property rights and people's ability to use their properties as they see fit.

I have several people who are doing what you are attempting to do. 

I'm afraid they will squat if I attempt to get them out. 

However, I attempted a fix and flip and failed terribly.

You have two options: attempt to gather these resources or collaborate with an existing team.