Some lenders might allow you to add renovation costs to the loan to help you finish the project and avoid a loss.Explore Other Financing Options: If your hard money lender isn’t flexible, you might consider private lending or even a joint venture with another investor.

This does not mean your investment is insured.We often hear comments like, "We invested with XYZ because their fund / syndication is FDIC insured," (nope no its not...).To avoid these kinds of mistakes, I strongly recommend you always have an attorney review the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) with you.

The biggest reason I would consider doing it is quality control.

They've ranked No. 180 among the fastest-growing private companies in America, showcasing impressive growth in the property management software space.

I experience behavior like this every day.You may not like what I have to say.It seems that the biggest problem was how you managed the process. 

I'm in talks with a private seller to purchase vacant land.

Private lenders, often individuals or small firms, are another option.

the only ones that make this work are LAWYERS and PRIVATE Detective type companies .. the only ONE"S making money on this are these guys just dusting off OLD material joining the modern SM craze to suck in newbies that think they found some new system  LOL.. 

Most areas of the metro you can rent to an individual for $800+ month / room and even more than that if you're renting a room and private bathroom. 

.- my biggest complain to 401k is actually not the employer matching, but lack of diversfication where I can receive high cash flow with low beta structured portfolio.- for example, although SPY lost 28% their value in 202, but as total return, my portfolio is flat because my dividend income is offsetting the market gain losses.- what I am trying to say is that, if you are a "professional fund manager", you could create your set of portfolio that could beat the market , in this situation , the 401k is even less important.