Another offer would be that I start at $420k with the same escalation. 

I listed it (89K) and in one week had 6 written offers from 45k ( probably a wholesaler ) to 85 to 91k with an escalation clause ..

In just a short time I have a seven figure portfolio that I would not have had without the knowledge and the accountability that this program provided me.The systems and the process that were shared helped my business tremendously.

The whole area of Knoxville has seen tremendous change.

The most important factors a hard money lender will look at, if you don't have experience, is your liquidity and credit score & history (as well as your background -- no liens, judgements, foreclosures, bankruptcies, etc).I would hit up @Michael Cid -- he's a tremendous resource and is a direct lender. 

Is there anyone I can escalate this issue to?

In fact, it's tremendously difficult.

As you can see from the images, the holding costs can add up tremendously.

It's a tremendous benefit to you to have a customized lease by a legal expert.

You're not going to get vastly different outputs without escalating risk and you're old enough to not want to do that.The biggest crime to your outputs by disrupting the inputs is interrupting the compounding interest.