Personally, I prefer being able to access my money without penalties since it’s mine.

We both have made compromises along the way.I think that’s completely right and one of the reasons you hear the horror stories about these things going sideways (there’s no established timeline for exit), it literally just goes until something breaks. figuring out the ownership structure, and thus the use/access, as well as the exit feels like the two biggest items to get extreme clarity around. 

Buildium has has tons of great features, I found it very easy to use.

Get an attorney2. text him and say you are moving all his stuff to storage and he can text you back when ready to go get it and you can give him the access code for the lock.

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Waiting until market downturns might limit access to capital.

However, it’s not the only way to get the qualification, it allows for Self and Homeowner declarations and documentation to add up experience, its just not as easy as an existing GC stating “he’s good to go”.Pursuant to Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 7068, applicants’ experience must be verified by a “qualified and responsible person.”

With the Pro membership you are supposed to get access to 38 free audiobooks.

If it was that easy everyone would be wealthy.

I'll just be honest...you're in a very difficult spot and there isn't going to be a straight forward or easy way to recover your funds or get the work completed.