If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

We would financially not be able to complete the project. 

If you love your job, make good money from your job, have very little time, and have cash want to park into a secure real estate asset, turnkey is the way to go.If you are opposite of that and want to dive into real estate investing operations, then fixed upper and BRRR.

Another investor in our mortgage fund wanted to visit every borrower and discuss their personal financial situation with them.  

We were able to free up some capital so in the end we decided to keep the assets. 

Hard lesson learned for me that my family isn't to be trusted ever again and that I need to severe my relationship with them completely because they have harmed me & my child emotionally & financially.  

Many investors have started off with less and leveraged their way to financial freedom. your just not there yet.

And, comment to all, is there any ability to track these assets and see who owns the notes right now?

Quote from @Pat Arneson: I’m looking for someone to help ease my thoughts… California Bay AreaI have everything ready to go for my first flip… financing, financial spreadsheets, acquisition and disposition playbook, design criteria, etc.

Now if you're just looking to make your credit report look better, that might work but not sure why that would be worthwhile unless you were just looking to borrow more consumer-type debt rather than hard asset notes.