At the end of the day it generally becomes cost prohibitive unless some sort of grant money is released. 

Not sure what I need to do to get my money back or him out of the business.

I just keep plowing money into the mortgage  my goal is not to have it hang around long term so I would avoid the recast idea .

I personally wouldnt work with a discount broker on the list side as there is a decent amount of money that goes into presenting a good listing.

Rentometer has avg rents at only $1067/mo so I'm also not sure about paying that much for such little rent for a long-term hold perspective when from what little research I've done you can get more elsewhere for the same buy price - maybe someone looking to park money for tax purposes or an all-cash deal hoping for a big upside? 

Personal background: Married with no kids, 100% debt free, live a rather tame lifestyle and don't spend large amounts of money, two newer vehicles (2020 & 2024) so no vehicle purchases expected for the next 10 years. 

The Psychology of Money: - “I have something that he will never have ….

I try to post the meetup date/times on here, but I can add you to the email list as well if you shoot me your email.For a hard money lender I'd recommend Matt Rodrigue.

Where's that money coming from?

If it's going to be more than that, make sure you have everything well documented because she will likely make your life hell over that money.