Rather just get a flat fee from a lawyer to write stuff up for me, or bet on an a la carte online medium to curate it for me. 

You could certainly "be in the right" regarding getting screwed over by the builder but this is a situation that is going to be very very risk for a hard money lender - typically stay away from unfinished rehabs/builds due to running out of money.Your best bet I would say is to find a local private money partner (maybe as more of an equity investor) or to try to finish one first and then re-evaluate, instead of trying to borrow for rehab on both

remember, agents go be bother listing and buyers agents here That's how it normally works, but the OP said "They are also not allowed to see other properties unless it is the same real estate agent listings." which seems very odd.

Some say a local commercial lender is the best bet, but in certain areas even the local banks don't want the "risk" of a multi-family turned into a boutique hotel. 

The odds of you having a successful open house is slim unless you can get the email list of all the local agents who have clients looking.

Bet the house. 

We have decades to bet on appreciation in more desirable parts of Southern California.  

At the moment, I believe your best bet are some cities in Broward and Palm Beach.

Hi @Brandon Jenseni think your best bet while you "get back on your feet" is to have someone else in your partnership be the guarantor for the loan. when it comes to fix and flip lending, your LLC will take title to the property.

A couple million in general liability, which I bet you're carrying anyway on top of the LLC is all that is required.The TIC solution is elegant and once the exchange is completed you can always merge the entities into one since the ownership is the same.