The property manager is required to reduce lose by either allowing subletting or a new agreement with additioinal or new tenants.I agree with those who say that once a new lease was signed, that probably ended or brought into question the validity of your lease.Contact a locak Landlord Tenant Attorney and get some advice or the legal aide department of your local court...they can guide you.

It looks even worse up close...The owner of the building next door isn't being responsive to my request to enter his building to inspect the entire wall and his wife has already made it clear that they want nothing to do with spending any money to aid in its repair.

Jamie King, Hoty Enterprises (https://www.realtor.com/realestateagents/jamie-king_sandusky_oh_460225_194999733)

There’s only so many band aids they can put on and they already rolled out the big guns with quantitative easing.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that drive many of the underwriting decisions lenders make, have guidelines for evaluating conventional borrowers with no traditional credit.Each loan program and lender has its own requirements, but generally to qualify with nontraditional credit you'll need to have made 12 months of timely payments for at least two to three types of continuing obligations, such as housing, utilities and insurance.Be prepared to provide documentation of your payment history, such as canceled checks, money order receipts and account statements.

I have drank the cool aid.

Check with your local P&Z office and ask about their "Enterprise Zone". 

I have not included any aid from girlfriend and the salary she may be making or any extra money I could make if I were to pursue real estate sales on the side.

Related enterprises but the name works either way.

Sure, some may BS you to keep you out of there "cool-aid", but I think you will find most are overly friendly and helpful.