I think you will definitely want to talk to your lawyer because there may be items linked to this transaction you are not considering. 

The only thing we can think of is he deals with a lot of international trade and money and maybe it’s OFAC we just get a scripted message every time we talk to someone so we got lawyers involved. 

definitely need to have lawyer look at it.Risks/additional hurdles- On the practical side, the absence of deeded rights makes tenancy in common ownership considerably more risky than condominium ownership, even where the TIC owners have separate financing.

Specifically, I am interested in learning more about syndications, working with lenders, lawyers, CPAs, and other professionals involved in cross-border real estate deals.

I know it's a long shot, but I'm currently having lawyers review the signed subscription documents to see if there's any way to minimize the losses here. 

I could take look at it for you, and help you understand it if it's a standard lease, no need to pay me, although I am not a lawyer.  

Have the lawyer deal with this.  

It's not worth hiring a lawyer but as you suggested, small claims court may be an option IF you hired them in your personal capacity OR if your jurisdiction allows LLC owners to go to small claims and represent the LLC in court (many, most?

Their lawyer talked a few time with my lawyer from my home state but he just used delay tactics and bunch of bs. 

Coming from a family of lawyers the ones in my experience that make less than that are usually just not that motivated or are not that good at what they do.