As mentioned by @Chris Mason, Bridge Loans: These short-term loans can provide immediate financing until more traditional financing becomes available or until the property stabilizes and becomes more attractive to lenders.Interest rates and stipulations may be a pain.Out of the box here and requires a few more research, SBA Loans: Small Business Administration loans can be an option, especially the SBA 7(a) loan program, which can be used for hotel acquisitions.I heard someone  mention - Mezzanine Financing: it involves a combination of debt and equity financing, which might appeal to some investors looking for higher returns.

I'm feeling that I am being milked and preparing to get my attorney involved if we don't settle this soon.

The deal will involve complicated paperwork. 

I've seen buyers leave $500k on the table and tell their friends they got a good deal by not having an agent involved. 

I involved insurance, remediation, restoration and they all did their part and finished in 2 weeks.

Converting your condo into an investment property and transferring it into an LLC is a smart move for liability protection.You’re correct that retitling the property involves Chicago’s transfer tax, which can be substantial.

@Polat Caglayan The majority of investors who become involved in the section 8 program do so because they purchase lousy real estate and leasing the units to section 8 tenants is the best option on the table.

My involvement would go down drastically to where the only thing I'm doing would be funding the deals.  

BBB has them at a D-  rating because previous similar bad outcome 3- If you are really in the same boat as us, you need to start a class action lawsuit that involves all the investors in that project and/or sent a complaint to the attorney general in Florida that involves all of us get him to liquidate his assets, pay us back and get him behind bars.

Most lawsuits against landlords involve wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.