This limits their RE Investment options to RE that does not have huge negative cash flow.  

I am a firm believer that most of the reason is between our ears, and the potentially crippling self limiting beliefs are the biggest problem.

As used in this Section 18, "Interest in the Property" means any legal or beneficial interest in the Property, including, but not limited to, those beneficial intereststransferred in a bond for deed, contract for deed, installment sales contract or escrow agreement, the intent of which is the transfer of title by Borrower at a future date to purchaser.If all or any part of the Property or any Interest in the Property is sold or transferred

That's Property Management 101.If your PM didn't have this lined up and didn't make you aware of this limitation upfront, that's a red flag.

The Taxable Value is uncapped and equated to the SEV upon a sale or other transfer of property ownership, with limited exceptions.Homestead versus Non-Homestead Millage RatesCounties & cities in Michigan are allowed to set their own millage rates, with one restriction – a primary residence (Homestead) is exempt from up to 18 mills of school taxes on their Homestead property.

I would need to learn more about my options though as my experience is limited to podcasts and a few articles on that subject. 

We have a lot of fix and flippers who are really looking to scale, and understand that access to capital is their limiting factor.

Using cash is great if you want to keep all the profits, but it can limit your deal flow. 

The government of Costa Rica has a policy to limit development and doesn't invest much in infrastructure to bring tourism.

So yeah, my sympathy potential is VERY limited.