Later, during the dispute which arose, William admitted to me (with another person listening to the convo, so don't even go down the road of lying to everyone again) that he still had set nothing in motion to return the funds and wanted to keep me as a buyer. 

You will find other like-minded individuals who may be willing to JV (joint venture) with you into a deal that is already in motion.  30% of something is better than 100% of nothing! 

I plan to put into motion a system to bird dog good investment opportunities and I will be looking to assign opportunities to competent buyers at first.

If they don't, the wheels are in motion and you'll have an easier time.

.- Not willing to add yet a recurring cost-----------------With the above I went with Wyzecam, a recent startup building cute little cameras, wifi connected, 1080, night vision, extremely clear pictures, real-time stream, motion detecting with sensitivity adjustment, sound detection, 24-hour sliding recordings, all for $20 with no subscription needed.

my biggest need I'd say is that I want the CRM to tag into my document control and project management software as well....does followup boss offer ways to manage the transaction once it is in motion?

Go through the due diligence motions. 

I am going to put the wheels in motion.

May I ask you for your email so I can reach out when I get my first STR deal in motion?

(Show the idea moving out of the old market and into the new market, in motion.