Another way to defend this is to look for other covenants that the hotel site and other parcels in this same 'corporation' have.

@Jordan Champion number 1 you need the education and also you need to follow a system if you don’t have those two you’re not ready there’s so much more when it come to flipping houses/rehabbing

I agree with @Seth Williams   Retain a lawyer to review the case, send a demand letter, and potentially defend yourself from a lien. 

General BP advice:  When you post these questions , you get a variety of responses , some just come here to bash you ,some to defend their profession ,  some want to help you , but they are too biased to provide a quality answer and finally some who genuinely have the intention to help you and provide practical suggestions ( they might be right or wrong but they have the best intention )Some don't realise the impact that they will have on a newbie - when they call you tire kicker , time waster , unreasonable ...

If your letter is worded wrong it will be recieved as an offer to buy and you could be stuck with defending yourself in a lawsuit, if nothing else.This is not to say that it cant be done well and also be very profitable to someone.

The OP, never expecting to have received anything but positive interest, is all of a sudden finding themselves in a position of having to defend every aspect of the financial, marketing, and legal arenas of the subject property and offering.  

INDEMNIFICATION Landlord shall not be liable for any damage or injury of or to the Tenant,Tenant’s family, guests, invitees, agents or employees or to any person entering the Premises orthe building of which the Premises are a part or to goods or equipment, or in the structure orequipment of the structure of which the Premises are a part, and Tenant hereby agrees toindemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any and all claims or assertions of every kindand nature.49.

My opinions may be biased as i am an investor trying to maximize my returns, and as yours, as a PM defending your fee structure. 

Without that there was NO proof that you even had a deal and thus no indication that you should have been putting an additional dime into this deal.Second, the foreclosure case should have been examined to determine where in the civil case the two parties (plaintiff and defendant) were.Next, the sheriff should have been contacted to ensure that the property had not yet been scheduled for sale.

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:*29 have been accused of spousal abuse *7 have been arrested for fraud *19 have been accused of writing bad checks *117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at leased 2 businesses *3 have done time for assault *71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit *14 have been arrested on drug-related charges *8 have been arrested for shoplifting *21 are currently defendants in lawsuits *84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last yearCan you guess which organization this is?